Mental Process
language development
lan·guage de·vel·op·ment
Subclass of:
Child Development
Definitions related to language development:
  • Gradual expansion in complexity and meaning of symbols and sounds as perceived and interpreted by the individual through a maturational and learning process; stages in development include babbling, cooing, word imitation with cognition, and use of short sentences.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The gradual expansion in complexity and meaning of symbols and sounds as perceived and interpreted by the individual through a maturational and learning process. Stages in development include babbling, cooing, word imitation with cognition, and use of short sentences.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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