Subject: Verbal imitations of everyday sounds From: Guillaume Lemaitre <Guillaume.Lemaitre@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 11:26:14 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear list, We are currently starting a new project aiming at studying how people verbally imitate everyday sounds, when they have to communicate to another person what they have heard (onomatopoeia, or non-standardized verbal imitations). I must say that we have found very few literature on this topic, safe from the work of Lass et al. in the early 80's. So I would greatly appreciate if someone could provide me with with some references on such verbal imitations (phonological, acoustical, linguistic, cognitive studies) ? Thank you very much indeed ! Best regards Guillaume Lemaitre -- -------------------------------------- Guillaume Lemaitre, Ph.D. /Chargé de recherches/Researcher/ Equipe Perception et Design Sonores / Sound Perception and Design Team IRCAM - 1, place Igor Stravinsky F-75004 Paris - FRANCE tel : (+33 1) 44.78.48.38 fax : (+33 1) 44.78.15.40 e-mail : lemaitre@xxxxxxxx --------------------------------------