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Re: Tono....death?

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 16:38
Jan van Steenbergen wrote:
> --- bnathyuw wrote: > > > --- Peter Clark <peter-clark@...> wrote: > > > First off, what's the opposite of tonogenesis? > > > That is, the process by which > > > tones die out in a language. > > > > tonapoptosis ? > >Tonocide! Mwahahahahahahhahaaa!
"Tonocide" sounds alot like somebody deliberately ridding a language of its tones. I get visions of the Language Police sneaking around and arresting everyone not talking in a dead monotone ... The oposite of _tonogenesis_ should perhaps be, if the sages excuse my Greek, be _tonothanatos_? Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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