Brian Macwhinney
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About
Professor of psychology who developed the CHILDES (Child Language Data Exchange System) and TalkBank programs to promote research on human and animal communication. He became known, especially, for his Competition Model of language acquisition.
Before Fame
He taught psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
Trivia
He was an avid supporter of the International Association for the Study of Child Language's National Research Council.
Family Life
His marriage produced two sons.
Associated With
He was influenced by the work of fellow psychological theorist Sigmund Freud.
