wonderful example of Iconicity..
tin.tin.nab.u.la.tion \.tin-t*-.nab-y*-'la--sh*n\ n [L tintinnabulum bell, fr. tintinnare to ring, jingle, of imit. ori]gin 1: the ringing or sounding of bells 2: a jingling or tinkling sound as if of bells Middle English, from Latin tintinnbulum, from tintinnre, to jingle, reduplication of tinnre, to ring, of imitative origin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bertrand et Claudia CLAVEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 12:56 AM Subject: Re: FLUXLIST:by the by... > Tintinnabulation is of common use in French, as much as the verb > "tintinnabuler", but I didn't know it was invented: who's the author? (Lewis > Carrol? James Joyce? Barbara Cartland?) > Bertrand > > I must admit, it says a lot about an artist when an invented word becomes > > part of language. > > Do you think that in itself is fluxus? > > >
