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According to the great Danish linguist, Otto Jespersen, there are five theories to account for the origin of language: the bow-wow theory, in which speech imitated animal calls; the pooh-pooh theory, in which people made instinctive sounds through physical or emotional reactions; the dingdong theory, in which people reacted to the environment; the yo-he-ho theory, in which people spoke when working together; and the la-la theory, in which speech arose from the romantic side of life.
More recently, the street fashion called "grunge" was imitated by couture designers at five-figure prices, and again, dirges could be heard.
It imitated the Mexican mural art that was created during the postrevolutionary period of Mexico’s history, and was intended to promote political action and raise consciousness.
Suge, too, imitated mob style, valuing loyalty and insularity over all, surrounding himself with thuggish cronies.
He offered the wine-skin to Bill and to me, and when I tipped it up to drink he imitated the sound of a klaxon motor-horn so well and so suddenly that I spilled some of the wine, and everybody laughed.