On how linguistically-informed research can further address heterogeneity in bilingualism and autism

Tsimpli, Ianthi M.

doi:10.1075/lab.21061.tsi

Commentary published In:

Epistemological issue: Bilingual Language Development in Autism
Edited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 12:1] 2022
► pp. 82–86

Commentary

On how linguistically-informed research can further address heterogeneity in bilingualism and autism

Ianthi M. Tsimpli | University of Cambridge

Published online: 13 December 2021

https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.21061.tsi

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