A Study on the " Onomatopoeic Words" in Kermani Variety

Onomatopoeic words are the set of signs with a kind of similarity, analogy or motivation between signifier and signified. These forms are also distinguished from symbols in other ways, some of them are universal and some others are culture specific. Due to their systematic nature, they can be studied with respect to their phonological, morphosyntactic, categorical and suprasegmental features. The aim of this article is to study the internal and external motivations in Onomatopoeic words in Kermani variety. The data was gathered from all the available texts on Kermani dialect which was then analyzed. The results showed that Onomatopoeic words are different from symbolic words systematically as a result of a general tendency. In these words, a number of certain sounds or their combinations are in harmony with certain meanings or concepts in the experimental world. Moreover, these forms can be categorized into different types related to the concepts of nature, animals, emotions, bewaring, and quantity.