Verbal imitations of everyday sounds

[Guillaume Lemaitre <Guillaume.Lemaitre@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear list,
We are currently starting a new project aiming at studying how people
verbally imitate everyday sounds, when they have to communicate to
another person what they have heard (onomatopoeia, or non-standardized
verbal imitations).
I must say that we have found very few literature on this topic, safe
from the work of Lass et al. in the early 80's. So I would greatly
appreciate if someone could provide me with with some references on such
verbal imitations (phonological, acoustical, linguistic, cognitive
studies) ?
Thank you very much indeed !
Best regards
Guillaume Lemaitre
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Guillaume Lemaitre, Ph.D.
/Chargé de recherches/Researcher/
Equipe Perception et Design Sonores /
Sound Perception and Design Team
IRCAM - 1, place Igor Stravinsky F-75004 Paris - FRANCE
tel  : (+33 1) 44.78.48.38
fax : (+33 1) 44.78.15.40
e-mail  : lemaitre@xxxxxxxx
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