Is there a compelling explanation as to why we have words for the sounds of bells, trombones, and tubas, but not guitars? Why do we lack words for the sounds of groups of instruments? Do, say, Italians have a word for the sound a violin makes? Do the French have a word for the sound of a French Horn? What sound does a violin make? A flute? For that matter, what sound does an orchestra make? A rock group? There are gaps even for the standard high school band/orchestra instruments. He points out that in English, "Drums go 'rat-a-tat' and 'bang,' bells go 'ding dong,' and sad trombones go 'wah wah'", but he notes that there are some gaps that he finds surprising:įew instruments are as popular in the US as the guitar, but I have no idea what sound a guitar makes. wrote to ask about words for "the sounds instruments make".
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