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language development

language development Language development is the gradual growth in how a person understands and uses sounds and symbols with increasing complexity and meaning through maturation and learning.

Language development is the gradual growth in how a person understands and uses sounds and symbols with increasing complexity and meaning through maturation and learning. It typically progresses through early vocalizing such as cooing and babbling, then word imitation and short sentences.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Language Development” (D007804).
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