Language Delay
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Paper
published in 2001
by Jill De Villiers
Language delay is a term used to describe a problem in acquiring a first language in childhood on a normal schedule. The paper describes milestones of child language development - the onset of babbling, first words, first sentences - which are variable across individuals in a culture, despite the universal similarity in the general ages of their development.
The paper contains an explanation of a linguistic disorder called "
chatterbox syndrome", characterized by severe mental retardation but remarkable linguistic abilities.
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