Glottogony
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a system of verbal communication from proto-linguistic or non-linguistic means of communication. uncountable
- 2 The study of language origins. uncountable
"The origin of words is a question that now falls within the chapter of “glottogony”, resurrected after decades of inactivity. There are now quite a few glottogonic theories, some of which are also concerned with the origin of words as, for example, the one that argues that original words are connected with phonosymbolism, […]"
Example
More examples"The origin of words is a question that now falls within the chapter of “glottogony”, resurrected after decades of inactivity. There are now quite a few glottogonic theories, some of which are also concerned with the origin of words as, for example, the one that argues that original words are connected with phonosymbolism, […]"
Etymology
From glotto- + -gony.
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