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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Representation of sound #150273 11/16/05 12:22 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin > looks like what it sounds like? or sounds like what it looks like? Like the letter 'o', right? That sounds round, looks round and you make your mouth round to get it. I find this topic (letters > articulation > sound) fascinating but have read little associated with it as yet. I'm guessing most would agree that the shape of letters in phonetic alphebets are not entirely abstract though. ..now I've stumbled on the following...lots of reading:-) THE ARTICULATORY BASIS OF THE ALPHABET Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Representation of sound Logwood 11/15/05 11:58 AM Re: Representation of sound Buffalo Shrdlu 11/15/05 12:03 PM Re: Representation of sound Logwood 11/15/05 12:37 PM Re: Representation of sound wsieber 11/15/05 01:31 PM Re: Representation of sound Buffalo Shrdlu 11/15/05 02:14 PM Re: Representation of sound belligerentyouth 11/16/05 12:22 AM Re: Representation of sound Jackie 11/16/05 01:16 AM Re: Representation of sound Bingley 11/16/05 02:13 AM Re: Representation of sound Jackie 11/16/05 03:04 PM Re: Representation of sound wofahulicodoc 11/21/05 07:47 PM Re: Representation of sound AnnaStrophic 11/21/05 08:29 PM Re: Representation of sound wsieber 11/23/05 06:59 AM Re: Representation of sound sjmaxq 11/23/05 08:15 AM Re: Representation of sound tsuwm 11/23/05 02:57 PM Re: sound sound Buffalo Shrdlu 11/16/05 01:30 AM Re: Representation of sound zmjezhd 11/15/05 02:16 PM Re: Representation of sound tsuwm 11/15/05 08:32 PM Re: Representation of sound wsieber 11/16/05 05:57 AM Re: Representation of sound Logwood 11/16/05 12:15 PM Re: Representation of sound Homo Loquens 11/16/05 12:21 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 2 members (A C Bowden, wofahulicodoc), 2,601 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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