Maturational Constraints in the Acquisition of Second Language Accent.

Seliger, Herbert W.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1975

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Maturational Constraints in the Acquisition of Second Language Accent

Seliger, Herbert W.; And Others

Language Sciences, 36, 20-22, Aug 75

Gives the results of a survey showing that the age factor, rather than the learning situation, is the predominant variant in learning the pronunciation of a second language. As Eric Lenneberg suggested, puberty may indeed be an important turning point in language learning ability. (TL)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Bilingualism, Interlanguage, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Maturation, Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning

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