pre-languageadj.n.

(in sense A.)Brit.

/priːˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S.

/priˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ (in sense B.)Brit.

/ˈpriːˌlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈpriˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, language n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + language n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier prelingual adj., prelinguistic adj. With use as noun in senses B. 2 and B. 3 compare earlier proto-language n.

A. adj.

1. U.S. Designating a course of study undertaken prior to the study of a (foreign or second) language; (also) designating an educational establishment offering such courses.

ΚΠ

1918 Elem. School Jrnl. 18 491 A pre-language study to help in development of the general language sense of the child to form preparation for later high-school and college work in languages.

1955 News Bull. Rocky Mountain Mod. Lang. Assoc. Jan. 2/1 A pre-language course in colleges and universities. Such a course would have the advantage of segregating students with language aptitude..from those without.

2001 L. Tart Price of Vigilance vii. 272 After completing pre-language school at Kelly, they were split up..—Price studied Russian at the Army Language School.

2. Prior to the emergence of language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > [adjective] > terms relating to origin of language > prior to emergence of (grammatical) language

prelingual1872

pregrammatical1878

prelinguistic1884

pre-language1928

protolinguistic1955

1928 A. Gesell Infancy & Human Growth 354 This preëminent sociality exists even through the prelanguage period, long before the child has framed a single word.

1964 Language 40 240 Various prelanguage stages of development.

1997 Language 73 870 Noble and Davidson's book is a synthesis by two nonlinguists of some important prelanguage evidence.

B. n.

1. U.S. A course of study undertaken prior to the study of a (foreign or second) language. rare.

ΚΠ

1935 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 19 626 There is research in..pre-language, civilization, reading, and other course materials affecting curriculum.

2004 Foreign Lang. Ann. 37 451/1 The participants were 91 freshmen and 77 sophomores who majored in pre-language (43), English (41), nursing (37), and medicine (47).

2. A form of communication preceding the emergence or acquisition of language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > [noun] > origin of language > form of communication preceding language

pre-language1940

pre-speech1976

1940 M. M. Bryant & J. R. Aiken Psychol. of Eng. iv. 33 What we may call ‘pre-language’ consisted of meaningful cries used exclusively in context to express emotions, messages, [etc.].

1973 C. F. Hockett Man's Place in Nature xxv. 382 The lines of development..slowly gave rise to a vocal-auditory communicative system very different from a close call system: to an open system that we shall call prelanguage.

1991 Sci. Amer. July 5/1 Children before the age of two, apes like Washoe, adults when extremely agitated and Creole languages preserve structural features of a ‘pre-language’.

3. A hypothetical antecedent language; a proto-language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > [noun] > family of languages > antecedent or parent language

mother tongue1642

mother language1669

parent language1779

ancestor1822

Ursprache1908

proto-language1929

pre-language1961

1961 Language 37 73 Chronological definitions will also enable us to set up stages of pre-languages rather than treat them as huge amorphous masses.

1966 E. P. Hamp in H. Birnbaum & J. Puhvel Anc. Indo-European Dial. 107 This prelanguage would have arisen in Dacia.

1997 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 June 9 We could one day decipher the pre-language of Man which, with the passing millennia and the dispersion of people around the globe, underwent changes reflected in the many different tongues spoken by all the nations and tribes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-language
释义	pre-languageadj.n. (in sense A.)Brit. /priːˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S. /priˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ (in sense B.)Brit. /ˈpriːˌlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpriˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, language n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + language n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier prelingual adj., prelinguistic adj. With use as noun in senses B. 2 and B. 3 compare earlier proto-language n. A. adj. 1. U.S. Designating a course of study undertaken prior to the study of a (foreign or second) language; (also) designating an educational establishment offering such courses. ΚΠ 1918 Elem. School Jrnl. 18 491 A pre-language study to help in development of the general language sense of the child to form preparation for later high-school and college work in languages. 1955 News Bull. Rocky Mountain Mod. Lang. Assoc. Jan. 2/1 A pre-language course in colleges and universities. Such a course would have the advantage of segregating students with language aptitude..from those without. 2001 L. Tart Price of Vigilance vii. 272 After completing pre-language school at Kelly, they were split up..—Price studied Russian at the Army Language School. 2. Prior to the emergence of language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > [adjective] > terms relating to origin of language > prior to emergence of (grammatical) language prelingual1872 pregrammatical1878 prelinguistic1884 pre-language1928 protolinguistic1955 1928 A. Gesell Infancy & Human Growth 354 This preëminent sociality exists even through the prelanguage period, long before the child has framed a single word. 1964 Language 40 240 Various prelanguage stages of development. 1997 Language 73 870 Noble and Davidson's book is a synthesis by two nonlinguists of some important prelanguage evidence. B. n. 1. U.S. A course of study undertaken prior to the study of a (foreign or second) language. rare. ΚΠ 1935 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 19 626 There is research in..pre-language, civilization, reading, and other course materials affecting curriculum. 2004 Foreign Lang. Ann. 37 451/1 The participants were 91 freshmen and 77 sophomores who majored in pre-language (43), English (41), nursing (37), and medicine (47). 2. A form of communication preceding the emergence or acquisition of language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > [noun] > origin of language > form of communication preceding language pre-language1940 pre-speech1976 1940 M. M. Bryant & J. R. Aiken Psychol. of Eng. iv. 33 What we may call ‘pre-language’ consisted of meaningful cries used exclusively in context to express emotions, messages, [etc.]. 1973 C. F. Hockett Man's Place in Nature xxv. 382 The lines of development..slowly gave rise to a vocal-auditory communicative system very different from a close call system: to an open system that we shall call prelanguage. 1991 Sci. Amer. July 5/1 Children before the age of two, apes like Washoe, adults when extremely agitated and Creole languages preserve structural features of a ‘pre-language’. 3. A hypothetical antecedent language; a proto-language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > [noun] > family of languages > antecedent or parent language mother tongue1642 mother language1669 parent language1779 ancestor1822 Ursprache1908 proto-language1929 pre-language1961 1961 Language 37 73 Chronological definitions will also enable us to set up stages of pre-languages rather than treat them as huge amorphous masses. 1966 E. P. Hamp in H. Birnbaum & J. Puhvel Anc. Indo-European Dial. 107 This prelanguage would have arisen in Dacia. 1997 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 June 9 We could one day decipher the pre-language of Man which, with the passing millennia and the dispersion of people around the globe, underwent changes reflected in the many different tongues spoken by all the nations and tribes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1918
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