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pre-language

lan·guage
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lang-gwij]
    • /ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lang-gwij]
    • /ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of pre-language word

  • noun pre-language a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language. 1
  • noun pre-language communication by voice in the distinctively human manner, using arbitrary sounds in conventional ways with conventional meanings; speech. 1
  • noun pre-language the system of linguistic signs or symbols considered in the abstract (opposed to speech). 1
  • noun pre-language any set or system of such symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people, who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with one another. 1
  • noun pre-language any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc.: the language of mathematics; sign language. 1
  • noun pre-language the means of communication used by animals: the language of birds. 1

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Origin of pre-language

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, variant spelling of langage, derivative of langue tongue. See lingua, -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pre-language

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pre-language popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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