When thinking of #phonaesthetics in English it is most common to think of the phrase "cellar door" as stated by #JRRTolkein in his 1955 lecture "English and Welsh".
Perhaps you are a fan of the late 80's mini-series #TheSingingDetective so it might be ELBOW.
What is your favourite sounding phrase, in English or any other language?
When thinking of #phonaesthetics in English it is most common to think of the phrase "cellar door" as stated by #JRRTolkein in his 1955 lecture "English and Welsh".
Perhaps you are a fan of the late 80's mini-series #TheSingingDetective so it might be ELBOW.
What is your favourite sounding phrase, in English or any other language?
Phonaesthetics is -- they say -- the study of beauty in the *sounds* of words. Forget the meaning: the sign is not the thing signified, etc. Here we only care for the very music of the words themselves.
According to survey, the most beautiful pairing in English is...
Cellar door
But what is it in yours?
@bgcarlisle
"In our view, “emoji” without the pluralising s is much more aesthetically appealing than 'emojis.'"
...but it's communication and #phonaesthetics one should be concerned with here.
David Wakeham
Mister Prickles 🦔
The Librarian 🌷