L'Onomatopee dans la classe de francais (Onomatopoeia in the French Class)

Onomatopoeia is overlooked in many French grammar courses but plays a key role in everyday speech. Classification according to the feelings communicated stresses their importance. Students enjoy learning the sounds produced by animals in a second language and discovering the abundance of onomatopoei...

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Published inCanadian Modern Language Review Vol. 45; no. 1; p. 139
Main Author Brunet, Jean-Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 1988
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Summary:Onomatopoeia is overlooked in many French grammar courses but plays a key role in everyday speech. Classification according to the feelings communicated stresses their importance. Students enjoy learning the sounds produced by animals in a second language and discovering the abundance of onomatopoeia in songs, commercials, comic books, and slang. (Author/MSE)