Cross-linguistically 'expressives' are more commonly termed 'ideophones' … Expressives are often cited as a distinctive shared feature of the Austroasiatic language family (Diffloth and Zide 1992; Osada 1992 (Mundari); Svantesson 1983 (Kammu)). … I do not make a distinction between expressives and ideophones. … I distinguish expressives from onomatopoeic forms, although the two probably overlap.

On the 11th Century glass bowl above, the painted figures—winged genii, nude athletes and brawny soldiers—resemble mythological characters but may be only lighthearted mimicry of ancient Greek or Roman subjects.

Rife says as regards the spade foot, the fact is always overlooked that the foot used in spading is determined entirely by the bimanual dextrality

[…] who sat on two benches before a long table covered with American cloth and set out with immense plates of bread and dripping and two brown jugs that faintly steamed.