Sounds All Around

A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World

Sounds All Around
James Chapman
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Paperback
h229 x 150mm - 168pg
8 Jul 2020 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781524850760
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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!
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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781524850760
Published: 8 Jul 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 150mm
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 395g
Pages: 168

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