Meaning of word sound | Babel Free

Definitions

A particular essence or quality evoked by a spoken word.

uncommon

Examples

“Browning has been called unmusical, and, judged by common rules, I suppose⟳ his verse lacks melody; but for me, there is always in it a sort⟳ of spiritual harmony, which overrules the mere word-sound, and renders him one of the most musical of poets.”

“Word sound⟳ is musical. It is characterized by the two leading essentials of a musical sound⟳, rhythm and melody, while yet the other elements, time and quality of sound⟳, are not excluded.”

“Now we know⟳ that it is the faculty of recalling the word-picture, aided by remembering the word-sound, which makes the good speller.”

“Hence, whatever may be the sense⟳ in which the word sound⟳ may be used, there is no doubt⟳ of the fact that it is caused by the vibrations of the sounding body.”

“Many people are able to imagine⟳ word-sounds with greater delicacy and discrimination than they can utter them.”

“In spite of this, the succession of word sounds leads to the formation of certain phonic formations and sound⟳ phenomena or characters of a new type⟳ which could not be evoked by individual word sounds.”

“Word sound⟳ is that organizing factor which can “extract” the particular sequence (characteristic for the given notion) from the continuous categorical sign⟳ series.”

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