Dominant visual in some way just like onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia is defined as
: The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. spelling of words in sentences) (as in: The formation of a word = _= = + = ==) What is cuckoo, sizzle?
Are words formed from an image that will be an idea and how is their formation determined?
The oldest word I can think of would be delta A
triangular
tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets. Origin: Mid
16th century: originally specifically as the Delta (of the River Nile), from the shape of the Greek letter The newest
I can think of would be XOXO (O and X are crude visual representations of a hug and a kiss respectively). I know it’s arguably not a word, still…
Then we have words like T-bone and V-neck, which are named after the shape of a letter, (as against words like X-rays, A-team and B-boying) Is there any
term that describes words like this?
Neologism is welcome in comments.
A picture or symbol representing an
object, concept or sound or, even simpler, you could say
that
the written
form of a word is figurative representing (partial, implied, alternative) relating
to a naturalistic representation of the external world for example, a U-turn is in the
shape of what it is represented.
I believe you are referring to metaphorical names. Many anatomical terms are formed these way. The trapezius muscle has a symmetrical shape and the piriformis muscle has a pyramidal shape. How so? Many more everyday terms such as “cranberry” which resembles the shape of the crescent moon. Many more everyday terms are formed the same way. How did Wikipedia select the Greek forms
in the alphabetical order, in the
glossary below?
When used for a non-auditory sensory device, the word phenomime can be used for words that act like onomatopoeia (also known as phonomimes) for non-auditory stimuli (the other four senses). They are quite common in Japanese, which also has psychomimes (words that act like onomatopoeia for emotions, thought processes and states of mind) (Rosevelt, 1896).
- Phophonomims use the sounds of words to represent vocal and auditory stimuli, such as barking or meowing. They are also called “phonmia”.
- Phenomenas represent visual stimulus or non-auditory stimuli. Of course, some sounds have no verbal description or are just sound sounds.
- Psychomimes use word sounds to represent psychological stimuli, such as: a pitter-pat of a quickened heart, dizziness, or reluctance one can feel.
What it is like to become an author in a book? What is your rationale for getting the story started?
Is there any scientific explanation of the shape of words?
It is mentioned in Jeff Miller’s collection of words Oddities and Trivia ; and coined by Dan Tilque:
Dan Tilque has compiled a list of what he calls “shape words,” terms in English composed of a single letter and a word (or two), where the letter describes the shape of the object.
He attempts to show one word for each letter of the alphabet, but several letters are missing. His list: A frame, C-clamp, D ring, f-hole, F clamp, G clamp, H hinge, I beam, J-bar lift, K truss, K-turn, L square, M roof, O-ring, P trap, S curve, T-shirt, T-intersection, T-bone, T-square, U-turn, V neck, W-engine, X truss, Y theodolite, and Z bar. for Mirchael Savage. mentions the same source and adds that formal documents used such terms freely. What are some of the names of languages that are similar to ours? In Chinese, there are many shapes that correspond to Chinese characters.
, “” intersection, refers to a quadrant intersection (or the intersection) and is of no greater complexity than a square intersection. The phrase is based entirely on the shape of the character, and not the meaning ( means 10 in Chinese).
Further details for Chinese characters: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/ What
is the meaning of Chinese words “referring to the shape of Mandarin character”?
