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A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.
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Phonestheme — The term phonestheme (or phonaestheme in British English) was coined in 1930 by British linguist J. R. Firth (from the Greek phone , sound , and aisthanomai , perceive ) to label the systematic pairing of form and meaning in a language.A… … Wikipedia
phonestheme — pho·nes·theme … English syllables
phonestheme — fōˈnesˌthēm noun ( s) Etymology: blend of phoneme and esthetic : the common feature of sound occurring in a group of symbolic words … Useful english dictionary
Sound symbolism — or phonosemantics is a branch of linguistics and refers to the idea that vocal sounds have meaning. In particular, sound symbolism is the idea that phonemes (the written representations of sounds, transcribed between slashes like this: /b/) carry … Wikipedia
List of topics in aesthetics — List of topics in aesthetics. (See also: List of aestheticians.)* A Mathematician s Apology * A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful * Abhinavagupta * Abstract Illusionism * Abstract art * Academic art * … Wikipedia
phonesthemic — /foh neuhs thee mik/, adj. Ling. (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc. [phonestheme such a sound or group of sounds (coined by J. R. Firth in 1930; appar.… … Universalium
phonaestheme — /foʊnəsˈθim/ (say fohnuhs theem) noun Linguistics a sound or sequence of sounds in a language which seems to carry a connotation, as the vowel /ɪ/ in chit, slim, twig seems to connote smallness. Also, phonestheme. –phonaesthetic, adjective …
phonesthemic — /foh neuhs thee mik/, adj. Ling. (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc. [phonestheme such a sound or group of sounds (coined by J. R. Firth in 1930; appar.… … Useful english dictionary
