Book contents
- The Aesthetics of Grammar
- The Aesthetics of Grammar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- Abbreviations and conventions
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Austroasiatic
- 2 Expressives in Austroasiatic
- 3 Aesthetic elements in Temiar grammar
- 4 Decorative morphology in Khmer
- 5 Why is sound symbolism so common in Vietnamese?
- 6 Grammatical aesthetics in Wa
- 7 Beautifying techniques in Kammu vocal genres
- Part II Tai-Kadai
- Part III Hmong-Mien
- Part IV Austronesian
- Part V Tibeto-Burman
- Index
5 - Why is sound symbolism so common in Vietnamese?
from Part I - Austroasiatic
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2013
- The Aesthetics of Grammar
- The Aesthetics of Grammar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- Abbreviations and conventions
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Austroasiatic
- 2 Expressives in Austroasiatic
- 3 Aesthetic elements in Temiar grammar
- 4 Decorative morphology in Khmer
- 5 Why is sound symbolism so common in Vietnamese?
- 6 Grammatical aesthetics in Wa
- 7 Beautifying techniques in Kammu vocal genres
- Part II Tai-Kadai
- Part III Hmong-Mien
- Part IV Austronesian
- Part V Tibeto-Burman
- Index
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- The Aesthetics of GrammarSound and Meaning in the Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia, pp. 83 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
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