| Lemma | involuntary cry |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1933a) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | origins of speech (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | The most popular earlier theories were the interjectional and onomatopoetic theories. The former derived speech from involuntary cries of an expressive nature [...] While it is true that [...] interjectional [...] elements are to be found in most languages, they are always relatively unimportant and tend to contrast somewhat with the more normal materials of language. |