The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition

✍ Scribed by David Singleton (editor); Zsolt Lengyel (editor)

Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Leaves: 172
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book examines the assumptions that are customarily made about the role of age in second language acquisition. The evidence and arguments presented in the book run counter to the idea that an early start in second language learning is either absolutely sufficient or necessary for the attainment of native-like mastery of a second language.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Introduction: A Critical Look at the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition Research
1 Can Late Starters Attain a Native Accent in a Foreign Language? A Test of the Critical Period Hypothesis
2 Multi-Competence and Effects of Age
3 Some Critical Remarks Concerning Penfield's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
4 Evaluating the Need for Input Enhancement in Post-Critical Period Language Acquisition
5 Some Critical Remarks on the Phonological Component
6 Is There an Age-Factor for Universal Grammar?
Index

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