"Language Development" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The gradual expansion in complexity and meaning of symbols and sounds as perceived and interpreted by the individual through a maturational and learning process. Stages in development include babbling, cooing, word imitation with cognition, and use of short sentences.
| Descriptor ID |
D007804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.525.200.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Language Development- Language Development
- Development, Language
- Developments, Language
- Language Developments
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Language Development" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of maternal institutionalization on children's language development: A multidisciplinary study. J Exp Child Psychol. 2025 May; 253:106197.
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Recognizability and timing of infant vocalizations relate to fluctuations in heart rate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 24; 121(52):e2419650121.
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Infant vocal productions coincide with body movements. Dev Sci. 2024 Jul; 27(4):e13491.
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Longitudinal Examination of Morphosyntactic Skills in Bilingual Children: Spanish and English Standardized Scores. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 08 03; 66(8):2671-2687.
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Why the parent's gaze is so powerful in organizing the infant's gaze: The relationship between parental referential cues and infant object looking. Infancy. 2022 07; 27(4):780-808.
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Home language maintenance in bilingual children with normal hearing and with hearing loss who use cochlear implants. Clin Linguist Phon. 2022 05 04; 36(4-5):436-455.
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Brief Report: Unexpected Bilingualism: A Case of a Russian Child With ASD. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May; 53(5):2153-2160.
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Narrative Language Markers of Arabic Language Development and Impairment. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 Oct 16; 63(10):3472-3487.
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Early lexical development of children raised in institutional care in Russia. Br J Dev Psychol. 2020 Jun; 38(2):239-254.
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Speaking and Reading in Two Languages: On the Identification of Reading and Language Disabilities in Spanish-Speaking English Learners. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2019 Jul; 2019(166):15-41.