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DISCUSSION: Dr. Alexandra Rolde emphasized the close connection between unarticulated exclamations uttered by the patient and early "maternal language." Dr. Sheldon Roth spoke of vocalization as creating a visceral psychosomatic bond between infant and mother, and between patient and analyst. Dr. Evelyne Schwaber added that there are certain ubiquitous sounds shared by infants and mothers which form a proto-language and which contain powerful affectual experiences. She noted that Dr. Smith's sensitive attunement to his patient's exclamations led to a