language development

noun

UK /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/

US /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/

Language development is how children learn to understand and use words.

Reading to your child every day helps their language development.

SYNONYMS

speech development language acquisition speech growth communication development

RELATED WORDS

vocabulary grammar speech literacy bilingualism

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of creating or improving a computer programming language.

The language development team released a new version of the compiler.

3. The growth of a language itself over time, including new words and grammar.

The language development of English was shaped by French and Latin.

4. Work done to design or build a formal language for a specific purpose.

Their language development project produced a simple code for robots.