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The Latin term <i>infans</i>, derived from the Greek <i>phèmi</i> ("I speak"), means "one who does not (or rather, not yet) speak," and refers to the baby before the acquisition of speech that marks the entry into childhood.</p>
<p>A number of authors (notably Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott) used the term to describe those whose mode of communication is situated at a preverbal level. In the work of Jacques Lacan the term <i>infans</i> took on a further dimension in his discussion of language and its relation to the unconscious. Piera...</p></div></div>
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