ABSTRACT
S lobin argues that crosslinguistic study provides a method that “can be used to reveal both developmental universals and language-specic developmental patterns in the interaction of form and content” (Slobin, 1985, p. 5). While the specic proposals Slobin has endorsed over time have changed, the general idea that crosslinguistic study provides a method for revealing how children construct language anew has remained constant. How did Slobin come to build a lifetime program of research around crosslinguistic study?
