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tonogenesis

tonogenesis noun: a process in which a language develops tones.

Noun

tonogenesis (uncountable)

  1. A process in which a language develops tones.
    Antonyms:
    tonoexodus

Antonyms of tonogenesis

Origin of tonogenesis

From 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.

Words formed from tonogenesis

Questions about tonogenesis

What does tonogenesis mean?
Tonogenesis means a process in which a language develops tones.
What part of speech is tonogenesis?
Tonogenesis is a noun.

Words near tonogenesis in the dictionary

  1. tonofibril
  2. tonofibrillar
  3. tonofibrils
  4. tonofilament
  5. tonofilaments
  6. tonogenesis
  7. tonogenetic
  8. tonogenetically
  9. tonogram
  10. tonograms
  11. tonograph

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