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Ideophones, Mimetics and Expressives
Edited by Kimi Akita and Prashant Pardeshi
[Iconicity in Language and Literature 16] 2019
► pp. 251–264

Chapter 10
The structure of mimetic verbs in child and adult Japanese

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Acquisition of mimetic verbs in Japanese
  • 3.The structure of mimetic verbs in adult Japanese
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 6 May 2019
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