1babbling
a stage in child language acquisition in which an infant starts to produce patterns of sounds which have no meaning to the child but which start to resemble patterns of syllables in the chitd's native language
2back-channelling
feedback in words and sounds which a listener gives a speaker to show they are listening
3backformation
the formation of a simpler word from an existing one that appears to be derived from it
4bibliography
a list of all books and other sources used in the research
5blending
forming a new word by joining the beginning of one word to the end of another
6body language
communication which uses all forms of non-verbaI gestures to put across meaning
7borrowing
the introduction of specific words, constructions, or morphologicaI elements from one language to another
8brief
a specific task set by someone else
9Britisch English
the variety of English spoken by people in Britain
10broadening
when the meaning of a word becomes broader or more inclusive than its earlier meaning