glottogonist

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɒˈtɒɡənɪst/, /ɡləˈtɒɡənɪst/

Noun

glottogonist (plural glottogonists)

1. One who studies glottogony.
   • 2022, Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater, chapter 4, in The Language Game […] , →ISBN:

     The sixteenth century saw the emergence of the first European glottogonists, scholars who study the origin of language.

Adjective

glottogonist (not comparable)

1. Related to glottogony.
   • 2022, Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater, chapter 4, in The Language Game […] , →ISBN:

     What ultimately doomed these early glottogonist speculations was that they all took on the impossible task of arguing for a single origin of all aspects of language.