What about broader impacts for child language acquisition research? A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022)
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221081731
Abstract: Kidd and Garcia cogently articulate scientific problems related to intellectual merit that are associated with the lack of language diversity in L1 acquisition research. However, science must also consider stakes related to the broader impacts… read more here.
Keywords: broader impacts; kidd garcia; acquisition research; language ... See more keywords
From information to action: A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022)
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221090024
Abstract: Kidd and Garcia provide a critical analysis of linguistic representation in child language acquisition. Their findings expose a rich irony: a field of study for which diversity of experience is a basic assumption has remained… read more here.
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We need a comparative approach to language acquisition: A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022)
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221093847
Abstract: The study by Kidd and Garcia is long overdue. Their analyses of published research on language acquisition highlight the lack of typological diversity in studies of how children acquire their native tongue. We concur with… read more here.
Keywords: comparative approach; approach language; language; kidd garcia ... See more keywords
Signed languages – Unique and ordinary: A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022)
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221098858
Abstract: In this commentary on the article by Kidd and Garcia, we point out that research on natural signed languages is an important component of the goal of broadening the database of knowledge about how languages… read more here.
Keywords: signed languages; kidd garcia; research; languages unique ... See more keywords
What ‘diversity’ means depends on your perspective: A commentary on Kidd and Garcia (2022)
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DOI: 10.1177/01427237221107423
Abstract: Having recognized the need for diversity spotlighted by Kidd and Garcia – but given that sampling all the world’s languages is infeasible – we focus on which dimensions of variability researchers should prioritize. We consider… read more here.
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