glottogenetic

glottogenetic

English

Etymology

From glotto- +‎ genetic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): ˌɡlɒt.oʊ.dʒəˈnɛt.ɪk
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

glottogenetic (not comparable)

1. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
   • 1977, C.H.M. Versteegh, Greek Elements in Arabic Linguistic Thinking →ISBN, page 166:

     The two layers of speech are also called — if one looks at speech from a glottogenetic point of view — 'impositions'.

   • 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.

   • 2004, Lia Formigari, A History of Language Philosophies →ISBN, page 67:

     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.

Related terms

• glossogenetic
• glottogony
• glottochronology
• glottogenesis