onomatopoeia

• In parallel with the roots of onomatopoeia (onoma ` name '+ poiein ` to make or do') I have christened the effect onomatoplazia: onoma again + pladzein ` to mislead or deceive. ' —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XV No 1
• This is giseigo, the Japanese version of onomatopoeia, where the sound of a word imitates its meaning. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 1
• Japanese onomatopoeia is really divided into two groups, giseigo and gitaigo. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 1
• Such is the essence of any onomatopoeia, and though gitaigo tends to be more adverbial in usage than the general giseigo, it may simply be that the Japanese have a more refined phonic sense. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 1
• The word, “onomatopoeia” comes from the Latin word, “onomatopoiia, used to define the process of making words, which derives from onoma, a name, and poiein, to make” (www.worldwidewords.org).

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