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==Proposed empirical study==
 
Bickerton proposed an empirical test of his theory, which involved putting families speaking mutually unintelligible languages on a previously uninhabited island for three years. Federal funding for the test was obtained, but the experiment was cancelled over concerns that [[informed consent]] could not be obtained, given the breadth of unknown possible hazards of participation.<ref>[http://www.pri.org/theworldstories/?q=node2009-04-24/25954linguistic-island-experiment A linguistic island experiment.] The World, Public Radio International, 24 April 2009.</ref>
 
==See also==