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Children rule, or do they (as far as innovations are concerned)?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2011

BRIAN D. JOSEPH
BRIAN D. JOSEPH*
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The Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210–1298, USAbjoseph@ling.ohio-state.edu
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Meisel (hereafter, M) has offered a well-argued and tightly structured piece, discussing in a clear and compelling way a crucial topic in the understanding of language change. I applaud him for both the content and the presentation.

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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 156 - 158
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