Re: Morphems

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>Come to think of it, English --- especially American
>English --- is rather rich in sounds having common
>written representations thanks to the "comics".
>    I wonder, do other langs with "comics" traditions
>such as French or Japanese have similar amounts
>of sounds with graphic represntations?
>
Japanese definitely has many of these. I have an entire book with
onomatopoeic words that not only simulate sounds but feelings ("Nihongo
Pera Pera!, Millington). These are heavily used in comic books. Examples of
them are "jin jin" which is apparently the feeling that you get when you
are about to cry, "kachi kachi" stubborn, hard-headed (you can just hear
the hardness!), "kyan kyan" yelp of a dog in pain, and a very strange
one "pokkuri", the sound of suddenly dying.

Imperative

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