DINGDONG THEORY
\dˈɪŋdɒŋ θˈi͡əɹi], \dˈɪŋdɒŋ θˈiəɹi], \d_ˈɪ_ŋ_d_ɒ_ŋ θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of DINGDONG THEORY
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The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Muller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression; -- jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper.
By Oddity Software
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The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Muller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression; -- jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper.
By Noah Webster.
