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Which questions are we seeking answers to?

  • How does the child acquire his/her mother tongue?
  • What changes in a child's mind during first-language acquisition?
  • How does the child's language ability interact with other cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, and suppression?
  • What could be causing some children to differ from others in their language and cognitive development processes?
  • What is the nature of the conceptual and mental basis on which an individual's language ability is built?
  • How do children's language abilities affect their logical reasoning abilities?
  • Can children learn more than one language at the same time?
  • Do children who grow up learning two or more languages differ from monolingual children in their other cognitive abilities?
  • What is the course of language and cognitive development in socially and cognitively disadvantaged groups?
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