"ta-ta theory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ta-ta theories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ta-ta theory (plural ta-ta theories)
  1. (linguistics) A speculative theory that human language originated from using tongue movements to mimic manual gestures. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: bow-wow theory, ding-dong theory, pooh-pooh theory, yo-he-ho theory
    Sense id: en-ta-ta_theory-en-noun-3Z2Dp2Eh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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