Lost in translation: stories told by cross-linguistic onomatopoeias

Lost in translation: stories told by cross-linguistic onomatopoeias

Lost in Translation is an illustrated book that tells stories with onomatopoeias (sound-imitating words) from different languages. This book showcases how onomatopoeias are interpreted by people who don’t speak the languages they are written in. It explores these interpretations, using them to tell...

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Main Author: Cheong, Joy Ningyue
Other Authors: Joan Marie Kelly
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
Subjects:
Arts and Humanities
Linguistics
Onomatopoeias
Illustration
Illustrated book
Visual storytelling
Print design
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177448
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Lost in Translation is an illustrated book that tells stories with onomatopoeias (sound-imitating words) from different languages. This book showcases how onomatopoeias are interpreted by people who don’t speak the languages they are written in. It explores these interpretations, using them to tell stories revolving around each onomatopoeia.

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