Associations to the word «Preverbal»

Wiktionary

PREVERBAL, adjective. (child development) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words.
PREVERBAL, adjective. (linguistics) (of a part of speech) Occurring before the verb in a sentence or expression.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain