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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The following people were kind enough to respond to my query of 12 November regarding a UK adaptation of the CDI. Many thanks to all of you!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sonia Mariscal</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Carmel Houston-Price</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Annabelle David</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Virginia Marchman</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>A.Karmiloff-Smith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Marilyn Nippold</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Philip Dale</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Tom Klee </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Here is a list of the main points that I very much appreciate having gained:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A section of the CDI website lists adaptations and contact information:</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/cdi/foreign.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/cdi/foreign.html</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A 412-item form "typically" used for the age range 11-26 months, can be downloaded from the Oxford Baby Lab website:</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://epwww.psych.ox.ac.uk/babylab/BabyLabResearch.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://epwww.psych.ox.ac.uk/babylab/BabyLabResearch.htm</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is described in a paper by Antonia Hamilton, Kim Plunkett & Graham Schafer (2000) JCL 27: 689-705.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tom Klee and Claire Harrison, at the U of Newcastle upon Tyne, did a British English adaptation of the Toddler CDI, which they gave a paper on at the most recent Child Language Seminar.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>A 100-item short form of the CDI, adapted to British English, was developed by Philip Dale. See the following paper:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Plomin et al (1998) Nature Neuroscience, 1: 324-8.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Again, my thanks</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Patrick Griffiths</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>York St John College</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Lord Mayor's Walk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>YO31 7EX</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>England</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tel +44 (0)1904 716787</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Fax +44 (0)1904 716915</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> (centrally, not direct to me)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Email: p.griffiths@yorksj.ac.uk </FONT>
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