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Aren't you hunting for the term, "onomatopoeia?" "Shirrgled" is surely an onomatopoeic term. English, as well as all other languages, is replete with such words. One that comes to mind is "cricket." In French, it's "cricri." A literary one is in Poe's poem, "The Bells," i.e. "...The tintinabulation of the bells bells bells bells..." Of course, Auel used the device in having Ayla, her heroine use onomatopoeia in naming her horse.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted shirrgled paulb 11/05/00 11:47 AM Re: shirrgled Jackie 11/05/00 08:36 PM Re: shirrgled Geoff 11/14/00 05:06 AM Re: shirrgled Marty 11/14/00 09:09 PM Re: shirrgled Faldage 10/26/01 02:30 PM
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