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) (linguistics) A process in which a language develops tones. ==== Antonyms ==== tonoexodus === Further reading === tonogenesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ontogenesis