Oxford University Press - Sounds Like Life: Pastaza Quechua

Explore the deep connection between language and reality in Sounds Like Life by Nuckolls. This scholarly work examines sound-symbolic words within an Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua, a major South American language. By studying words that resemble the phenomena they describe, Nuckolls provides a detailed look at how speakers communicate their daily experiences. This volume is part of the Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics series. It offers a unique perspective on how sound-symbolism functions as an integral part of the way Quechua speakers think and speak. For researchers, students, and linguists, this book provides essential insights into the relationship between sound, meaning, and cognition in a specific linguistic context.