Phonemic analysis of animal sounds as spelled in various popular languages
Language Log 2025-03-17
Summary:
This is something I've been waiting for for decades: "Onomatopoeia Odyssey: How do animals sound across languages?", by Vivian Li, The Pudding (March, 2025) For many, our first memories of learning animal sounds include the song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” The song has been translated into at least 25 languages, and a curious finding […]