Onomatopoeia,Definition Classification Function Related research,Outline,Definition,Onomatopoeia (also sound symbolism, echoism) - refers to words that are considered by convention to be imitative of nature, acoustically similar to the thing to which it refers to the sound made by the thing to which it refers. - Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics,Onomatopoeia n. U Combination of sounds in a word that imitates or suggests what the word refers to e.g. hiss, cuckoo, thud. -Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary,classification,Syllables Source of the sound Function The relation between sound and meaning,Syllables Monosyllabic onomatopoeia moo, chirp, baa, neigh, bang, hum, ting, hop, crack, sniff Disyllabic onomatopoeia rumble, cuckoo, cricket, bubble, jingle, whistle, murmur, giggle, babble Multi-syllabic onomatopoeia cock-a-doodle-doo (公鸡啼声)，rat-a-tat (敲门的砰砰声)，rub-a-dub (鼓的咚咚声),classification,classification,Source of the sound Human beings themselves The outside world,Human beings themselves roar, guffaw, snort; haw-haw, ha-ha; cackle, burble; snicker, snigger; chuckle; giggle; titter mewl, mule; whimper, sob; blubber; howl; babble; boom; groan; grumble; grunt; hiss; hum; murmur; mutter; whisper; smack; snore; snort; shriek; The outside world tick-tack, tick-tock; ding-a-ling, ting-a-ling; dingdong; clash meow, miaow; twitter, chirp, chirrup; baa; coo; croak; howl; bubble; rumble; bang; pit-a-pat; drip-drop; splash-splosh,classification,Function Sound-imitating Onomatopoeia Object symbolizing Onomatopoeia Sound symbolizing Onomatopoeia,Animals: bark, quack, roar（狮子吼）, miaow, croak(乌鸦嘎嘎叫), buzz(蜜蜂嗡嗡叫) Metals: ting, tinkle, jingle, rattle, Water: splash, spatter, spray Action: tap, clap, flap, rap, pat Air: swivel(旋转), whiz(嗖嗖作声), whirl,Sound-imitating onomatopoeia,Cuckoo, cricket, ping-pong, kodak,object symbolizing Onomatopoeia,Sound symbolizing onomatopoeia,/b/ and /p/ are labial sounds, associated with the imagination of flowing water: boil, bubble, drip, drop, lap, plop, ripple, /h/is an aspirated sound, symbolizing the effort or exertion: haste, heavy, huge, hop, huge, hurry, hoist (升起),The relation between sound and meaning Primary onomatopoeia (Direct onomatopoeia) Secondary onomatopoeia (Indirect onomatopoeia),classification,Primary onomatopoeia Crack, growl (咆哮声), hum (嗡嗡声), rumble (隆隆声), squeak, whizz Secondary onomatopoeia Sniff (吸气), snore (鼾声), snort (喷鼻息), Snip (剪断), snap (噼啪声), snatch Snail, sneak, snoop(探听),Part of speech 1. Hailstones were rattling on the roof. (v.) The rattle of hail on the roof frightened that small child. (n.) 2. The hinge makes a squeak. (n.) The mouse squeaks. (v.) 3. The door banged shut. (v.) The door was shut with a bang. (n.) Bang, bang, went the gun. (adv.) 4. He produced a wheezy sound. (adj.),Function,Syntactic Function,1. subject and object The rustling of leaves slopped There began a feeble scratching outside, and the pile of books moved as if thrust forward. 2. attribute Men, intelligent men, and not the gibbering nonentities I found you consorting with in that traders den. 3. adverbial He knocked twice at the gate, his heart thudding violently. 4. predicate The horses neigh, the carriages rattle by. 5. predicative Only one sound rose above the din of weather, and that was the roaring of a ten-hatch weir a few yards further on.,Function,To vivify the context About midnight, while we still sat up, the storm came rattling over the heights in full fury. 大约到了半夜，我们呆着没睡，象千军万马般的狂风暴雨降落到山庄上来了。 One of the most picturesque and impressive parts of the bazaar is the coppersmiths market. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ears. 集市上的一个最别致最动人的地方数铜匠市，你一走近这里，叮当作响的金属碰撞声便传入耳鼓。,To express the emotion She thumps her chest as if she feels pain there. 她捶着胸，仿佛胸际有些痛苦窒息。 Never did any bird flying back to a plundered nest which it had left brim-full chirping young ones. 一只雌鸟留下一巢啾啾欢鸣的幼雏，等到飞回来时，发现窠巢已被洗劫一空。,To make language the concise and expressive She was hissed off the stage. 她被嘘下了台。 The teacher cracked him on the hand with a ruler. 老师用戒尺在他手上打得噼啪响。,To impress the readers Im so hungry that my stomach is rumbling. 我饿得肚子咕咕叫。 Team by team the wooden rammers thud into the earth 木夯一排一排地砸在土里。,Related research,Contrast study between Chinese and English onomatopoeia How to translate between Chinese and English onomatopoeia Exam the origination of onomatopoeia resorting to relevance theory Onomatopoeia and phonaesthetic phenomena Onomatopoeia and transferred semantic meaning,Thanks for your attention!,