Preverbal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preverbal is an adjective meaning (psychology, linguistics) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words.
Meaning
(psychology, linguistics) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, of a part of speech) Occurring before the verb in a sentence or expression.
- (grammar) A preverb.
Example Sentences
I will attempt to document some recent syntactic (word order) changes involving preverbal noun phrases in the Coast Tsimshian language.
The expressive power of intonation in communication with preverbal infants was a topic of considerable interest in the early literature on language acquisition.
Word Forms
- preverbals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include negator, bai, anteverbal, prelinguistic, prelexical, prelingual.
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