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On Language Savants and the Structure of the Mind [and] Reply to Bates.
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Bates, Elizabeth; Smith, Neil; Tsimpli, Ianthi-Maria – International Journal of Bilingualism, 1997
Critiques Smith and Tsimpli's (1995) book, "The Mind of the Savant," in which a single case study is used as evidence for the modularity of language. Smith and Tsimpli respond to comments by Bates. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Aptitude, Linguistic Theory, Moderate Mental Retardation