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We use various methods to study how children learn to communicate with language.

Phase 2

LuCiD’s phase 2 (2019-2025) built on what was learned in the first five years of the Centre and extended this to three new research streams:

From variation to explanation

Understanding development in different learners and languages.

From simple to complex

This theme explores scaling up to real-world language learning.

From oral language to literacy

Building on 80 children’s language learning across the first 5 years.

Phase 1

Our research for the first phase of LuCiD (2014-2019) centred on five broad themes, each led by one of the Centre’s Directors

We use various methods to study how children learn to communicate with language.

Environment

How do children integrate multiple sources of information? 

Knowledge

How do children build linguistic representations?

Communication

How do children learn to use language structure to communicate effectively?

Variation

How do children adapt to cross-linguistic and socio-cultural variation?

Language 0-5

Longitudinal study following language learning in 80 children from 6 months to 5 years.