tonogenesis

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English

Etymology

tono- +‎ -genesis; coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1970 in his paper Glottal dissimilation and the Lahu high-rising tone: A tonogenetic case-study.

Noun

tonogenesis (uncountable)

(linguistics) A process in which a language develops tones.

Antonyms

tonoexodus

Further reading

tonogenesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

ontogenesis

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