Poems in Praise of English Phonology

Authors

Charles F. Hockett

Abstract

Our language is so very rich
that you can set a part apart
and still have quite enough with which
to sing some sort of song on pitch;
it's too arcane a form of art
for barbs that strike straight to the heart,
but fun -- and certainly not kitsch.
So study carefully this chart,
then turn the page, and I will start.

Recommended Citation

Hockett, Charles F. (1976) "Poems in Praise of English Phonology," Word Ways: Vol. 9 : Iss. 3 , Article 4.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol9/iss3/4