Prelinguistic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prelinguistic is an adjective meaning Preceding the use of true language.
Meaning
Preceding the use of true language.
Example Sentences
Look, you know, a grunted uh, I mean — which is what I use to fill up a silence to show I'm conscious while I'm groping for a word — is, like, prelinguistic language.
Video a prelinguistic child with its mother. Show the recording to the mother and ask her which of the baby's noises and gestures she believes are intentional communication.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prelingual, preverbal, postlinguistic, prephonetic, prelexical, prealphabetic.
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