tonogenesis

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

tonogenesis (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) A process in which a language develops tones.

Antonyms

• tonoexodus

Further reading

• tonogenesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ontogenesis