Analysis of the relationship between structural pillars in the constitution of the psychism and the emergence of a place of enunciation in babies with and without delays in language acquisition

PURPOSE: To analyze the correlation between the psychism structuring pillar in the RIID (Reference Indicators of Infant Development) script and language acquisition through Enunciative Signs of Language Acquisition (ESLA) as to the role of the baby and the mother in early protoconversations. METHODS: The sample included 77 infants, who completed all the RIID and ESLA assessments. The results obtained from these two instruments were analyzed using Spearman's coefficient and the Mann-Whitney U test, considering a p-value < 0.05. RESULTS: A significant correlation was identified between changes in the indicators related to the maternal function (assumption of subject, establishment of demand and presence/absence alternation) and changes in the enunciative signals of babies and mothers. There was no significant correlation in the isolated relation of the paternal function pillar and the presence of delayed language acquisition. CONCLUSION: There was a significant correlation between the pillars of maternal function of the RIID script and language risk by ESLA.