tonogenesis
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edittonogenesis (uncountable)
- (linguistics) A process in which a language develops tones.
Antonyms
editFurther reading
edit- tonogenesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia