Language Development and Age
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Julia Herschensohn
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Language Development and Age
By Julia Herschensohn
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Publication Date: 2007-12-03
- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521872979
- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521872973
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:
The anecdotal view of language acquisition is that [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]children [color=orange ! important]learnlanguage with apparent ease, no instruction and in very little time,while adults find learning a new language to be cognitivelychallenging, labour intensive and time-consuming. In this bookHerschensohn examines whether early childhood is a critical period forlanguage acquisition after which individuals cannot learn a language asnative [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]speakers.She argues that a first language is largely susceptible to ageconstraints, showing major deficits past the age of twelve. Secondlanguage acquisition also shows age effects, but with a range ofindividual differences. The competence of expert [color=orange ! important][color=orange ! important]adult [color=orange ! important]learners,the unequal achievements of child learners of second languages, and thelack of consistent evidence for a maturational cut-off, all cast doubton a critical period for second language acquisition.
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