language and communication
type: Concept
narrower: language development

child language
type: Concept
broader: language development

crying
type: Concept
broader: language development

applied linguistics
type: Concept
narrower: language development

mental development and functions
type: Concept
narrower: language development

child development
type: Concept
narrower: language development

educational and child assessment
type: Concept
narrower: language development

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: language development

language development
broader: mental development and functions
broader: child development
broader: applied linguistics
broader: educational and child assessment
broader: developmental psychology
broader: language and communication
narrower: child language
narrower: crying
definition: Language development relates to the processes involved in the acquired, or untaught, ability of human beings to understand and produce speech communication. The study of the development of language ability encompasses many fields of inquiry, including linguistics, sociolinguistics, behavioral psychology, and speech and language proficiency. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Language Development]
type: Concept

developmental psychology
type: Concept
narrower: language development