My interest in this paper (21 page PDF) stems from my interest in research methods. Essentially the authors argue that focused tutorial support and writing instruction helps students write better research questions. It's one of these things I would have thought of as obvious, but research, I guess, is about not making assumptions. Anyhow, where I go from this is to ask whether such a clear dependence on writing skills shapes research questions, and therefore, the nature of our research. Or to put it another way, would we research differently if we did not have language, and if so, in what way?
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