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Dingdong Theory

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The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Muller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression; - jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dingdong Theory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dingdong-theory.html. 1828.
 
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