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Lenneberg, Eric H. 1975. The concept of language differentiation. In Lenneberg, Eric H. and Elizabeth Lenneberg, eds. Foundations of language development: A multidisciplinary approach. Academic Press. pp. 17–33.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

language differentiation

Annotation

Language development in the child is viewed as a gradual increase in specialization and specificities, an ontogenetic development which L. calls language 'differentiation'. The term is applied to postulated neurophysiological processes.