onomatopoeia

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onomatopoeia

Who says a dog goes bow-wow?

1993
Presents animal sounds in many different languages.

Snow sounds

an onomatopoeic story
2006
A nearly-wordless book in which a young boy, eager to reach a much-anticipated holiday party on time, listens to the sounds of the shovel, snow plow, and other equipment used to clear his way.

Cock-a-doodle doo!

what does it sound like to you?
1993
Discusses the words various languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, and Hebrew, use for such sounds as a dog's bark, a train's whistle, and water dripping.

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