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The Charms of Onomatopoeia and Frivolity in English

More on ablaut reduplication.

Knick-knack paddywhack give a dog a bone, this old man…

Previously on this topic I mentioned how onomatopoeia can play a key role, as does the idea of movement: splish-splash-splosh for the first and flip-flop for the second, which also is originally onomatopoeic. But there are other ‘commonalities’ as HR departments would say, or, what we humans tend to say, ‘common t

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Queer City by Peter Ackroyd
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Full of fascinating facts, personalities and social trends. Sometimes a bit repetitive, but always engaging.
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The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid
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Classic McDermid, creating three-dimensional characters, esp. Karen Pirie, and, in this case, interweaving three plot lines with immense skill. Not to mention her trademark use of metaphor-rich language and perfect pitch for dialogue.
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All of Us Are Broken by Fiona Cummins
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This was just too horribly gruesome for me. I couldn't really see that the female character was so psychologically damaged she could do all the vile things she did.

Cummins writes well - though if I read her using he/she 'stilled' again, I'll scream.
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The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin
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What can I say? It's Rankin and it's Rebus. The plot line has more extraordinary twists and turns than you can shake a stick at, some slightly predictable, most less so. The range of locations was hugely varied, taking in several disparate Edinburgh ...more
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Having read Mark Billingham's two latest, I wanted to go back to the beginning to find out more about DI Tom Thorne, who quite intrigues me. I had my own mental image of him, but from Sleepyhead I find it doesn't agree with the 'reality'. Anyway, tha ...more
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