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Encyclopedia Brittanica
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary of onomatopoeia in comics (with references)
Books
Kids
Etymology
Writing
See also a
list of children's books and
books for parents and teachers
Linguistics
Wikipedia on sound symbolism (Sound symbolism focuses on the meaning of sound fragments that make up words)
Conversational grunts, non-lexical utterances in casual English dialog
The semantics of sound
Onomatopoeia in other languages
Japanese
Portugese onomatopoeia
Czech onomatopoeia
Examples in poetry
"The Bells", by Edgar Allan Poe
"Lepanto", by G. K. Chesterton
The Congo and other poems, by Vachel Lindsay
"Come down, O maid", by Alfred Lord Tennyson
"The night wind", by Eugene Field
Old MacDonald had a farm
Animal sounds
Guide to animal sounds on the web
appropriate English verbs for various animal sounds
Derek Abbott's animal noise page (multi-language)
another multi-language animal noise page
bird species (calls, names)
Wookies(Star Wars)
Bird song
Laughter
Wikipedia on laughter
Laughter recordings 2
An exercise in transcribing laughter
Laughs in Japanese 1
Laughs in Japanese 2
Children's books with onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is used a lot in children's books. The long list you see below is just a subset
Aardema, V. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Archambault, John, and Lois Ehlert. 2000. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Aladdian Library.
Berkes, Marianne. 2000. Marsh Music. Millbrook.
Bond, Rebecca. 2000. Bravo, Maurice! Little, Brown and Company
Boynton, Sandra. Moo, Baa, LaLaLa
Bruss, Deborah. Book! Book! Book!
Bunting, Eve. Spooky Night
Bunting, Eve. Ghosts Hour, Spooks Hour
Bunting, Eve. Mother's Day Mice
Capucilli, Alyssa & Arnold, Tedd. Inside a Barn in the Country : A Rebus Read-Along Story
Carle, E. Very Quiet Cricket, The
Clements, Andrew. Double Trouble in Walla Walla
Climo, Shirley. 1993. The Korean Cinderella. Harper Collins
Cock-A-Doodle Doo!: What Does It Sound Like to You? Learning Sounds in Other languages
Cole, Sheila. When the Rain Stops
Conrad, Pam et al. Animal Lingo
Crebbin, June. 1998. Cows in the Kitchen. Candlewick Press
Cronin, Doreen. 2001. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Simon & Schuster
Cronin, Doreen. 2002. Giggle, Giggle, Quack. Simon & Schuster
De Zutter, Hank & MacDonald, Suse. Who Says a Dog Goes Bow Wow?
Dr. Seuss, Gerald McBoing Boing. Random House.
Dr. Seuss, Mr Brown can moo, can you?
Edwards, P.D. Slop Goes the Soup
Ehlert, L. Feathers for Lunch
Ellis, Libby & Castillon, Carly. Say Moo!: A Speak-And-Play Book
Flack, Marjorie. Angus and the Ducks
Flack, Marjorie. Angus Lost
Fleming, Denise. Barnyard Banter
Galdone, Paul. Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee
Gollub, Matthew. 2000. The Jazz Fly: Starring the Jazz Bugs. Tortuga.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Hutchins, P. Good Night, Owl!
Keats, Jack, The Snow Day
London, J. Crunch Munch
London, J. Froggy series
Marzollo, J. City Sounds
McKissack, Patricia. 1988. Mirandy and Brother Wind. Knopf
Mem Fox. Night Noises
Most, Bernard. Cock -A-Doodle-Moo
Most, Bernard. Moo-Ha!
Most, Bernard. The Cow That Went Oink
Most, Bernard. Z-Z-Zoink!
Munsch, R. Mortimer
Murphy, Jill. 1992. Peace At Last. Dial Books
Palatini, M. Ding Dong Ding Dong
Pinkney, Brian. 1995. JoJo's Flying Side Kick. Simon and Schuster
Piper, Watty. The Little Engine that could
Raschka, Chris. 1992. Charlie Parker Played Be Bop! Orchard Books
Robinson, Marc & Jenkins, Steve. Languages
Showers, P. Listening Walk, The
Silverstein, Shel. 1978. Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. HarperCollins
Slung, Michele & Sherman, Whitney. Hear! Here!: Sounds Around the World
Spence, Rob, and Amy Spence. 1999. Clickety Clack. Viking
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Turner. Dakota Dugout
Waddell, W. Happy Hedgehog Band, The
Walton, Rick. 2000. Little Dogs Say "Rough!" Putnam
Yashima, Taro. Umbrella
Yolen, Jane. Sky Dogs
Yolen, Jane. Welcome to the Green House
Ziefert, Harriet & Taback, Simms. Who Said Moo?
books for parents and teachers
Freeman, Judy. Books Kids Will Sit Still For
Gibson, Karen A. & Mandel, Mimi. Crash, Bang, Boom, exploring literary devices through children's literature
Quinn, Arthur. Figures of Speech: Sixty Ways to Turn a Phrase
Terban, Marvin & Maestro, Giulio. It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech
