When timing is everything: Age of first-language acquisition effects on second-language learning
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When timing is everything: Age of first-language acquisition effects on second-language learning
The present paper summarizes three experiments that investigate the effects of age of acquisition on first-language (L1) acquisition in relation to second-language (L2) outcome. The experiments use the unique acquisition situations of childhood deafness and sign language. The key factors controlled across the studies are age of L1 acquisition, the sensory–motor modality of the language, and lev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Psycholinguistics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0142-7164,1469-1817
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716407070294