Barbara F. Kelly|William Forshaw|Rachel Nordlinger|Gillian Wigglesworth
Linguistic diversity in first language acquisition research: Moving beyond the challenges
University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne
field first language acquisition fla needs take account data broadest typological array languages languagelearning environments identify potential universals child language development interact sociocultural mechanisms acquisition yet undertaking fla research remote fieldbased situations majority worlds languages spoken acquired poses challenges bestpractice methodologies assumed labbased fla research article discusses challenges child language acquisition research fieldwork contexts lesserknown underdescribed languages small communities speakers authors suggest modified approaches methodology child language research appropriate challenging fieldwork situations hope encouraging crosslinguistic acquisition research