Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160101917]Researchers: Evan Kidd (Chief Investigator) , Joanne Arciuli (Chief Investigator) , Prof Michael Smithson (Chief Investigator) , ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Discovering sources of individual differences in first language acquisition. This project aims to investigate the processes of language acquisition to support the development of evidence-based strategies for improving children's early language. Some children learn language earlier and more easily than others. Understanding why this is the case is important because successful acquisition is strongly associated with positive life outcomes such as academic achievement and psychological wellbeing. This project focuses on typically developing children, investigating how their ability to detect frequently occurring patterns in the environment significantly contributes to their acquisition of grammar in early childhood. The project plans to use an innovative triangulation of experimental methods from developmental psychology, longitudinal analysis and cognitive modelling to drive the development of new models of language acquisition and transform our understanding of both typical and atypical acquisition.
Funding Amount $274,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160101917
- ARC : DP160101917