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Age of Onset and Nativelikeness in a Second Language: Listener Perception versus Linguistic Scrutiny
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Direct linkAbrahamsson, Niclas; Hyltenstam, Kenneth – Language Learning, 2009
The incidence of nativelikeness in adult second language acquisition is a controversial issue in SLA research. Although some researchers claim that any learner, regardless of age of acquisition, can attain nativelike levels of second language (L2) proficiency, others hold that attainment of nativelike proficiency is, in principle, impossible. The…
Descriptors: Age, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Adult Learning
Prat-Sala, Merce; Hahn, Ulrike – Language Learning, 2007
In an investigation of discourse sensitivity, Catalan-speaking children aged 4 to 8 years were asked two different questions in a picture description task. One was a wide-focus question ("What is happening?"); the other was a narrow-focus question ("What is happening to 'the patient'?"). Children of all age groups displayed sensitivity to the…
Descriptors: Word Order, Child Language, Questioning Techniques, Uncommonly Taught Languages
