What does prelinguistic mean?
Prelinguistic means Preceding the use of true language.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Preceding the use of true language.
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.
Use prelinguistic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prelinguistic means Preceding the use of true language.
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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.
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