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The basic idea is that primitive words could have been imitations of the natural sounds which early men and women heard around them.

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Words that sound similar to the noises they describe are examples of onomatopeia. While it is true that a number of words in any language are onomatopoeic, it is hard to see how most of the soundless things as well as abstract concepts in our world couldhavebeenreferredtoinalanguagethatsimplyechoednaturalsounds