Talk:Dunstan Baby Language

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Hi. I have removed the references to Brown University, since the claims on Dunstan's web page concerning the involvement of this institution are doubtful. Here's why:

  • There is no "Language Research Center" at Brown University. There is a "Metcalf Language Research Lab", but the name Priscilla Dunstan does not occur anywhere on the institutional web pages, nor anywhere else on Brown's website. The research projects described on the language lab's web page do not make any reference to Dunstan, and there is not a single publication on this topic.
  • The claims seem to be deliberately worded ambiguously: The first mention is on the "Research" page [[1]], where it is claimed that what is reported is "Research conducted by Leading Edge research, Sydney Australia with the involvement of Brown University, Rhode Island." What does "with the involvement" mean? Additionally, at the top of the page it says "Independent research conducted in Sydney and Chicago with over 400 mothers in 2006 found some remarkable results" -- but Brown University is not in Chicago. The second mention is on tje "Meet Priscilla" page [[2]], where there is mention of "years of independent studies - including those guided by Brown University’s leading infant research centre" -- this could actually be read to mean "unrelated research". In my opinion, these ambiguous wordings are deliberate. They are meant to give the impression that Brown University is involved without actually saying so.

If anyone can turn up hard evidence of a link between Dunstan and Brown University, then this can be mentioned in the article, but until then we should be careful not to spread unfounded PR claims. MadProfessor42 08:16, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo of Priscilla Dunstan

I feel that the photo of Ms. Dunstan should be moved from the left side of the page to the right, because it's interfering with the alignment of the 'See Also' section. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.51.173.99 (talk) 19:28, 9 February 2007 (UTC).

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