tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post2755403507068672721..comments2024-03-28T05:59:52.454-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: Bow-wow, boom, smash: onomatopoeiaJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-77860402923637880562008-09-08T20:29:00.000-07:002008-09-08T20:29:00.000-07:00Do you know if people who live in different enviro...Do you know if people who live in different environments come up with more words representing certain sounds? I'd expect if your culture is primarily located on small islands, there might be more words related to how the ocean sounds, while if you live in a desert, you might have more wind-sound words. <BR/><BR/>Do those types of words move from culture to culture? If a society had never seen a cat, would they develop their own word for its voice or adapt one from another culture?Bumble Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583243386660303876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-19294447233397495792008-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:00I didn't know you knew Dario! Such a lovely man.I didn't know you knew Dario! Such a lovely man.Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186499502632679751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-40411385352678959242008-09-08T12:55:00.000-07:002008-09-08T12:55:00.000-07:00Thanks right back! I've heard wonderful things ab...Thanks right back! I've heard wonderful things about you from Dario Ciriello, as well as in print, and I'm honored to have you visiting.<BR/><BR/>JulietteJuliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-6385308644698905412008-09-08T07:45:00.000-07:002008-09-08T07:45:00.000-07:00When I was in India I was surprised because the do...When I was in India I was surprised because the dogs actually sounded different. <BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying these entries, by the way. Thank you.Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186499502632679751noreply@blogger.com