Onomatopoeia Throughout Time
- Authors: Golubkova E.E.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
- Issue: No 4(898) (2025)
- Pages: 33-41
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/291866
- ID: 291866
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The article explores the tendencies in the system of contemporary onomatopes relying on the methodology of frame analysis. It is aimed at investigating the dynamics in the system of onomatopoetic words and sound symbolism in English and Russian. The study is based on forums and social media, as well on as corpora of the two languages. It unveiled that onomatopoeic words exhibit a dynamic semantic nature, with the potential to acquire new meanings and connotations over time, particularly in multimodal discourse. Languages showcase varying frequencies and types of onomatopoeia based on their word-building mechanisms. It was observed that onomatopes often retain a connection to the original sound they imitate, forming a crucial element that influences the evolving meanings of these words.
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Ekaterina Evgenyevna Golubkova
Moscow State Linguistic University; Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Email: katemg@yandex.ru
Doctor of Philology (Dr. habil.), Professor, Professor at the Department of English lexicology of the Faculty of the English language, Moscow State Linguistic University, Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication, Faculty of International Economic Relationship, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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