@book{:/content/books/9789027274335, author = "Malkiel, Yakov",pages = "", title = "Diachronic Problems in Phonosymbolism: Edita and Inedita, 1979–1988. Volume I", publisher = "John Benjamins", year = "1990", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027274335", abstract = "Phonosymbolism, or sound symbolism (Lautsymbolik), is a vital ingredient of language growth. Many serious scholars, however, have regarded it with embarrassment or indifference. A cautious reintroduction of phonosymbolism as a factor responsible for changes undergone, in varying degrees, by most languages would now seem to be in order. The present volume brings together a number of recent articles on this subject, focusing mostly on problems from Romance languages, especially Spanish; but English also figures prominently.", }