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Direct linkAbbeduto, Leonard; Boudreau, Donna – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
In this article, we consider the theoretical debates and frameworks that have shaped research on language development and intervention in persons with mental retardation over the past four decades. Our starting point is the nativist theory, which has been espoused most forcefully by Chomsky. We also consider more recent alternatives to the…
Descriptors: Language Research, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Child Language
