Questions tagged [rhyming]
Questions related to rhyme or rhyming, i.e. the repetition of the same sound or similar sounds in two or more words.
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Can you rhyme words in sign language?
In spoken language, patterns of vowels, consonants, and stress are used to feel the similarity of form between two words and create rhymes.
Can you do the same in sign language?
Also, is there sign ...
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How do people know the meaning of new rhyming slang?
From the Wikipedia article on Rhyming Slang:
One example is replacing the word "stairs" with the rhyming phrase "apples and pears". Following the pattern of omission, "and pears" is dropped, thus ...
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Is rhyming a uniquely English language construct?
I will freely admit that this question is based in ignorance of languages other than English (well, American). But do other languages have the concept of rhyming? Thinking back to my few Spanish ...
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If two syllables in Mandarin have the same vowels but different tones, can the syllables be said to rhyme?
If two syllables in Mandarin have the same vowels but different tones, can the syllables be said to rhyme according to native speakers?
I was tempted to ask this question about all tone languages, ...
