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Publication details [#48829]

Miller, Paul and Barry R. Chiswick. 2008. A Test of the Critical Period Hypothesis for Language Learning. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 29 (1) : 16–29.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

age | immigrant | language acquisition | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English, American

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study explores the relevance of the critical period hypothesis for American English-speaking competence among immigrants in the U.S. For both sexes, self-reported American English-speaking competence appears to diminish almost monotonically with the age at the time of migration, without any correlation with a 'critical' period.