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Phonomime vs Phenomime - What's the difference?

phonomime | phenomime | Related terms |

Phenomime is a related term of phonomime.



In linguistics terms the difference between phonomime and phenomime

is that phonomime is a word or phrase that mimics a sound while phenomime is a word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion.

phonomime

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A word or phrase that mimics a sound.

    • Synonyms

    * onomatopoeia

    Related terms

    * phenomime * psychomime

    phenomime

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion
  • *{{quote-book, 1990, Masayoshi Shibatani, The languages of Japan, page=154, isbn=0521369185, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=sD-MFTUiPYgC&pg=PA154
    • , passage=Phenomimes "depict" states, conditions, or manners of the external world, while psychomimes symbolize mental conditions or sensations.}}

    Synonyms

    *ideophone

    Related terms

    *phonomime *psychomime