glottogenetic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɒt.əʊ.dʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
- Hyphenation: glot‧to‧ge‧net‧ic
Adjective edit
glottogenetic (not comparable)
- (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
- 1994, I. Hegedüs, "Principles for palaeolinguistic reconstruction," in Archaeology and Language (edited by Roger M Blench and Matthew Spriggs, →ISBN, page 70:
- 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.