Linguistics Humor

1066 readers

6 users here now

Do you like languages and linguistics ? Here is for having fun about it

Share this community: [!linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works](/c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works)

Serious Linguistics community: !linguistics@mander.xyz

Rules:

1- Stay on Topic
Not about Linguistics, language, ways of communications
2- No Racism/Violence
3- No Public Shaming
Shaming someone that could be identifiable/recognizable
4- Avoid spam and duplicates

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Jakylla@sh.itjust.works

lvxferre@mander.xyz

197

I thought it was an easy question ... (feddit.org)

submitted 5 days ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

28 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

They do convey thoughts, which is why you know what they mean.

I'm sorry but even as a joke, this is just way too wrong. The examples given of "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" and "Aaaarfgfhfhrhhhh" have no meaning. They are, at best, sounds. Making them onomatopoeias.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago

Mmmm is something that people (English-speakers?) say when something tastes good, seems appetizing, or is interesting or arousing or something. It's not exactly a word, but it's not an onomatopoeia.

"Aaaarfgfhfhrhhhh" would be an example of someone typing frustratedly into the keyboard (or mashing their keyboard) because something didn't go their way. It's an arrangement of letters to express frustration. It isn't even necessarily a sound that anyone would vocalize. So it's an arrangement of letters that conveys a thought but isn't a word.