COMPLETE SET OF ANIMATIONS on RMA Webpages

Language evolution

The words in the different languages are directly derived from and structured by the sounds made by the animals

  ANIMALS                
English cat cow dog donkey goat horse pig sheep wolf
 
French chat vache chien âne chèvre cheval porc mouton loup
Japanese neko ushi inu roba yagi uma buta hitsuji okami

Last Updated on 11/10/00
By Robin Allott

Clicking the picture of the animal produces the recorded natural sound made by the animal
Clicking the English, French or Japanese name for the animal produces the sound generated by the speech elements making up the word for the animal.

Many names for animals are onomatopoeic: that is the name derives from the typical sound made by the animal. Animal names in other languages

EXPLAINING how the names of animals can generate sounds resembling those made by the animals

For some animals the sound-structure of the name in different languages is generated from their typical action or visual appearance and correspondingly the name generates an equivalent gesture

BUTTERFLY .........ELEPHANT ........SWAN ..........GIRAFFE
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