ding-dong theory

English

Etymology

In reference to the sound of a bell.

Noun

ding-dong theory (uncountable)

  1. A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.
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