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Diversity in bilingual child language acquisition research: A commentary on.

Sirada RochanavibhataViorica Marian
Published in: First language (2022)
Kidd and Garcia (2022) report that language acquisition studies are skewed towards monolingual and English-speaking populations. This commentary considers Kidd and Garcia's arguments in light of our research on mother-preschooler discourse and non-verbal communication in Thai monolingual and Thai-English bilingual children. We discuss lessons learned from testing linguistically diverse children and underscore the importance of research on non-WEIRD populations. We advocate for the inclusion of children who speak understudied languages and those who speak multiple languages in developmental science.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • public health
  • mental health
  • working memory
  • genetic diversity