language development

the process by which children learn to use language. Although this term is often used interchangeably with language acquisition, it is preferred by those who wish to emphasize the continuity of language development with cognitive and social development. See also prespeech development.

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November 19th 2024

texture segregation task

any detection task in which the figure to be detected is defined by textural elements so that it must be distinguished from some background pattern of a different texture.