A constellation of continua Reconceptualising bilingualism, autism and language research
A constellation of continua Reconceptualising bilingualism, autism and language research
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双语、自闭症和语言研究的连续重新概念化
DOI:
10.1075/lab.21069.kas
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Kašcelan D
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作者:
Kašcelan D
The scoping review of bilingual language development in autism by Prévost and Tuller (2022, henceforth P&T) is a welcome contribution to the young field of bilingualism in developmental conditions. Informed by a critical review of the state-of-the-art, they set out a necessary research agenda:(a) embracing heterogeneity of both bilingualism and autism in participant sampling;(b) comparing autistic bilingual (Bi-ASD) groups systematically with typically developing bilingual (Bi-TD) groups-with or without late language emergence and with or without language impairment;(c) creating domain-specific and autism-friendly linguistic tasks;(d) increasing collaborations between labs and with practitioners. In this commentary we discuss the operationalisation of heterogeneity in autistic bilinguals and how to make research more inclusive.