Glottogenetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Glottogenetic is an adjective meaning (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
Meaning
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
Example Sentences
The two layers of speech are also called — if one looks at speech from a glottogenetic point of view — 'impositions'.
Modern interpreters have often branded the very notion of impositio as a sign of intellectualism (as if names could be invented 'on paper'!) or glottogenetic naïveté.
Even though evolutionary continuity implies the existence of an interface between the archaeolinguistic and glottogenetic stages, this interface has to be very differently structured from the ones between the other stages.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glottogonic, glottologic, glottogonist, glossogenetic, glottic, glottidean.
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