Towards a Typology of Poetic Forms: From language to metrics and beyond
Edited by Jean-Louis Aroui and Andy Arleo
[Language Faculty and Beyond, 2] 2009. xiv, 428 pp.
Andy Arleo
List of John Benjamins publications for which Andy Arleo plays a role.
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Subjects Phonetics | Phonology | Theoretical linguistics
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2009 Pif paf poof: Ablaut reduplication in children’s counting-out rhymes Towards a Typology of Poetic Forms: From language to metrics and beyond, Aroui, Jean-Louis and Andy Arleo (eds.), pp. 307–324 | Article
Known as ablaut reduplication, apophony, consonance, consonantal rhyme or vowel gradation, sound sequences such as Pif paf poof appear to be widespread in children’s rhymes around the world. As part of an ongoing investigation of universals in children’s folklore, this paper analyzes ablaut… read more