Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
2. Language refers to the A) spoken, written, or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning. B) rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes. C) ways we think about solving problems and communicating those solutions, including framing the issues. D) smallest distinctive sound units. E) rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences. 3. Babies' first demonstration of productive language occurs A) during the babbling stage. B) during the two-word stage. C) after the two-word stage. D) during the one-word stage. E) prior to the babbling stage. 4.