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Sounds All Around: A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Sounds All Around: A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) James Chapman
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:168 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 150 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781524850760
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| Classifications | Dewey:401.41 |
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Publishing Details |
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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| Imprint |
Andrews McMeel Publishing
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| Publication Date |
17 September 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Words that imitate sounds are known as onomatopoeia, and they are a wonderfully strange and interesting part of language. After all, we all hear the same sounds, but we interpret and write them differently in different languages. Sounds All Around is a fun and funny illustrated guide to how people say many of these sounds all around the globe. Inside you'll learn what a cat sounds like in French, what a yawn sounds like in Norwegian, what a bell sounds like in Hindi, and much, much more!
Author Biography
Dr. James Chapman is an illustrator and writer who has always been interested in language. His webcomic series, Soundimals, that explored the sounds animals make in different languages around the world, inspired this book. He lives in Manchester, UK.
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