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Title: Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises

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Summary: "Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises" by Charles Nodier is a scholarly work written in the early 19th century. This dictionary delves into the realm of onomatopoeia in the French language, aiming to provide a comprehensive compilation and analysis of words that imitate natural sounds. It serves as a resource for linguists and language enthusiasts interested in the nuances and origins of expressive language. The opening of this work introduces the idea of onomatopoeia as a figure of speech where words mimic the sounds associated with their meanings. Nodier emphasizes the importance of studying these linguistic constructs, noting their utility in understanding language and expression. He reflects on various examples, explaining how specific sounds have been captured in the words we use, and hints at a more extensive comparative study of onomatopoeia across languages that could emerge from the current research. In this introductory section, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how sounds influence language and communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Nodier, Charles, 1780-1844

EBook No.: 41577

Published: Dec 7, 2012

Downloads: 429

Language: French

Subject: French language -- Onomatopoeic words -- Dictionaries

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises

Credits: Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by the
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Summary: "Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises" by Charles Nodier is a scholarly work written in the early 19th century. This dictionary delves into the realm of onomatopoeia in the French language, aiming to provide a comprehensive compilation and analysis of words that imitate natural sounds. It serves as a resource for linguists and language enthusiasts interested in the nuances and origins of expressive language. The opening of this work introduces the idea of onomatopoeia as a figure of speech where words mimic the sounds associated with their meanings. Nodier emphasizes the importance of studying these linguistic constructs, noting their utility in understanding language and expression. He reflects on various examples, explaining how specific sounds have been captured in the words we use, and hints at a more extensive comparative study of onomatopoeia across languages that could emerge from the current research. In this introductory section, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how sounds influence language and communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Nodier, Charles, 1780-1844

EBook No.: 41577

Published: Dec 7, 2012

Downloads: 429

Language: French

Subject: French language -- Onomatopoeic words -- Dictionaries

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.