The expressive power of intonation in communication with preverbal infants was a topic of considerable interest in the early literature on language acquisition.
I will attempt to document some recent syntactic (word order) changes involving preverbal noun phrases in the Coast Tsimshian language.
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préverbal — ● préverbal, préverbale, préverbaux adjectif Activité préverbale, ensemble des cris, gazouillis, babil émis par le nourrisson. ● préverbal, préverbale, préverbaux (expressions) adjectif Activité préverbale, ensemble des cris, gazouillis, babil… … Encyclopédie Universelle
preverbal — preverbal. adj. Gram. Que se antepone al verbo … Enciclopedia Universal
preverbal — 1931, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + VERBAL (Cf. verbal) … Etymology dictionary
preverbal — adj. Gram. Que se antepone al verbo … Diccionario de la lengua española
preverbal — (ˈ)prē+ adjective Etymology: pre + verbal 1. : occurring before the verb preverbal position of a preposition 2. : existing or occurring before speech preverbal stage of random articulation in infants F.H.Allport … Useful english dictionary
preverbal — adjective Date: 1921 1. occurring before the verb 2. having not yet acquired the faculty of speech < a preverbal child > … New Collegiate Dictionary
preverbal — adj. * * * … Universalium
preverbal — adjective 1》 preceding the development of speech. 2》 Grammar occurring before a verb … English new terms dictionary
preverbal — pre·verbal … English syllables
preverbal — pre•ver′bal adj … From formal English to slang
