Dingdong Theory - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition dingdong-theory

Definition :

The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions that is as stated by Max Muumlller 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