The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition / / ed. by Zsolt Lengyel, David Singleton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2023
• MitwirkendeR: Bongaerts, Theo,; Cook, Vivian,; Dechert, Hans W.,; Flynn, Suzanne,; Ioup, Georgette,; Lengyel, Zsolt,; Martohardjono, Gita,; Planken, Brigitte,; Schils, Erik,; Singleton, David,
• HerausgeberIn: Lengyel, Zsolt,; Singleton, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781800418240; 9783111024721
• DOI: 10.21832/9781800418240
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Zsolt Lengyel, David Singleton.

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.