Language Development and Age
Seiten
2007
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9780521872973 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9780521872973 (ISBN)
This book examines whether early childhood is a critical period for language acquisition after which individuals cannot learn language as native speakers. First language is largely susceptible to age constraints, showing major deficits past age twelve. Second-language acquisition also shows age effects, but with a range of individual differences.
The anecdotal view of language acquisition is that children learn language with apparent ease, no instruction and in very little time, while adults find learning a new language to be cognitively challenging, labour intensive and time-consuming. In this book Herschensohn examines whether early childhood is a critical period for language acquisition after which individuals cannot learn a language as native speakers. She argues that a first language is largely susceptible to age constraints, showing major deficits past the age of twelve. Second-language acquisition also shows age effects, but with a range of individual differences. The competence of expert adult learners, the unequal achievements of child learners of second languages, and the lack of consistent evidence for a maturational cut-off, all cast doubt on a critical period for second-language acquisition.
The anecdotal view of language acquisition is that children learn language with apparent ease, no instruction and in very little time, while adults find learning a new language to be cognitively challenging, labour intensive and time-consuming. In this book Herschensohn examines whether early childhood is a critical period for language acquisition after which individuals cannot learn a language as native speakers. She argues that a first language is largely susceptible to age constraints, showing major deficits past the age of twelve. Second-language acquisition also shows age effects, but with a range of individual differences. The competence of expert adult learners, the unequal achievements of child learners of second languages, and the lack of consistent evidence for a maturational cut-off, all cast doubt on a critical period for second-language acquisition.
Julia Herschensohn is Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington.
1. Just in time: is there a critical period for language acquisition?; 2. Right on time: process and schedule of first language acquisition; 3. All in good time: a window of opportunity for first language acquisition; 4. Behind time: process and schedule of second language acquisition; 5. Pressed for time: age constraints in second language acquisition; 6. Biding time: further consideration of age and acquisition; 7. It's about time: evaluation of age sensitivity in language acquisition.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 580 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780521872973 / 9780521872973 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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