onomatopoeia
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If an onomatopoeia names a sound, non-lexical vocables create a linguistic expression of somatic emotion without using actual language.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Churchill’s use of alliteration, onomatopoeia and other devices served him as tools to fix “on paper the sound of the human voice,” Mr. Stiles writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Known online as the "Hawk Tuah girl", Ms Welch went viral after speaking the onomatopoeia "hawk tuah" - imitating the sound of someone spitting - during an interview in June.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
Among his voluminous output, he is most proud of his 1970s “Kotoba Asobi Uta” series, which utilized singsong alliterations and onomatopoeia, as the title “Word Play Songs” implies.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
An even more challenging and creative way to use body percussion is to create onomatopoeia in accordance with the lyrics, mimicking or relating to the sounds presented in the rhyme.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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