LessonsThe Point of Resemblance: Actual and Imagined Likeness, Real and Relational AspectsQuiz

الأصوات القوية والضعيفة والتي بين بين
Loud, faint, and intermediate sounds.

Auditory resemblance may concern volume, softness, pitch, or resonance. Different sources of sound can resemble one another in an audible quality.

“His voice is like thunder in loudness.”
“His speech is whisper-like in quietness.”

If the comparison concerns volume, one should not treat courage or anger as the same quality. Loudness is audible, while anger is a different state that may sometimes be inferred from a voice but is not identical to the sound itself.

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Auditory points of resemblance

The Point of Resemblance: Actual and Imagined Likeness, Real and Relational Aspects

الأصوات القوية والضعيفة والتي بين بين
Loud, faint, and intermediate sounds.

Auditory resemblance may concern volume, softness, pitch, or resonance. Different sources of sound can resemble one another in an audible quality.

“His voice is like thunder in loudness.”
“His speech is whisper-like in quietness.”

If the comparison concerns volume, one should not treat courage or anger as the same quality. Loudness is audible, while anger is a different state that may sometimes be inferred from a voice but is not identical to the sound itself.