Glottogonist

/ɡlɒtəɡɒnɪst/ noun

Definition

A scholar or researcher who specializes in studying the origin and development of human language.

Etymology

From 'glottogonic' + '-ist' (suffix indicating a specialist or practitioner). A rare term for linguistic philosophers concerned with language genesis.

Kelly Says

Glottogonists tackle one of science's greatest unsolved puzzles—if they could prove how and when language began, it would revolutionize our understanding of what makes us human.

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