Tag: cooing

November 22, 2025 / Mohammed looti

PRELINGUISTIC

Defining the Prelinguistic Stage The term prelinguistic designates the critical developmental span in an infant’s life that precedes the acquisition of conventional, meaningful speech. This period encompasses the time from birth up until the child begins reliably producing their first recognizable words, typically around the age of 10 to 14 months, marking the transition into […]

November 6, 2025 / Mohammed looti

COOING

Definition and Phonetic Characteristics Cooing represents the initial stage of structured, non-reflexive vocalization in human infancy, typically defined as speech noises that are similar to vowels, produced by newborns and young babies primarily when they appear to be relaxed, content, or satisfied. Unlike the distress vocalizations inherent in crying or the vegetative sounds associated with […]