Age of Learning and Second Language Speech
Abstract
In this chapter, we consider the relation between the age at which the naturalistic acquisition of a second language (L2) begins, and the accuracy with which the L2 is pronounced. Quite clearly, earlier is better as far as L2 pronunciation is concerned. However, the widely accepted critical period hypothesis does not appear to provide the best explanation for this phenomenon.
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- Authors
- Flege, J. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Corresponding author
- James Emil Flege
- ORCID
- James Emil Flege
- Venue
- Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Pages
- 111-142
- OpenAlex
- W1049766
- Cited by
- 258
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 21.26
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- second language acquisition, age of onset, critical period hypothesis, second language pronunciation, speech accuracy
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