英语词汇“ta-ta theory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ta-ta theory adj. Philology the theory that language originated in an attempt to imitate the body's gestures with the vocal organs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > [noun] > origin of language > theories of

pooh-pooh theory1861

bow-wow theory1864

symphonesis1872

nativism1892

ta-ta theory1930

sing-song theory1939

1930 J. R. Firth Speech i. 7 According to the ta-ta theory of Sir Richard Paget, the tongue makes the same gesture while saying ta-ta or hither as would be made by the hand with similar intention.

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 40 Language has been traced..by others to sounds produced by the vocal organs when half-consciously imitating the movements of the body in performing some activity (the ta-ta theory).

1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 160/1 R. Paget (1869–1955) claimed that language comes from the combination of certain gestures and tongue movements (ta-ta theory).

单词	ta-ta theory
释义	> as lemmas ta-ta theory ta-ta theory adj. Philology the theory that language originated in an attempt to imitate the body's gestures with the vocal organs. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > [noun] > origin of language > theories of pooh-pooh theory1861 bow-wow theory1864 symphonesis1872 nativism1892 ta-ta theory1930 sing-song theory1939 1930 J. R. Firth Speech i. 7 According to the ta-ta theory of Sir Richard Paget, the tongue makes the same gesture while saying ta-ta or hither as would be made by the hand with similar intention. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 40 Language has been traced..by others to sounds produced by the vocal organs when half-consciously imitating the movements of the body in performing some activity (the ta-ta theory). 1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 160/1 R. Paget (1869–1955) claimed that language comes from the combination of certain gestures and tongue movements (ta-ta theory). extracted from ta-taint.n. < as lemmas
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