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glottogonic

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to the origin of language or of languages.

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  • We can find references to glottogonic, ` relating to the origin of language or languages '; glottic for ` linguistic'; glossic, for a phonetic writing system, a replacement of an earlier glossotype; and glossograph, an electrical device to reproduce speech automatically.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4 1984

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  • avivamagnolia commented on the word glottogonic

    ~ of, like or pertaining to the origins of language

    ~ a linguistics term for the study of the putative origin of language

    January 18, 2009