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Publication details [#50016]

Mayberry, Rachel I. 2007. When timing is everything: Age of first-language acquisition effects on second-language learning. Applied Psycholinguistics 28 (3) : 537–549.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

age | deafness | first language acquisition | second language acquisition | sign language

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

Employing the unique language acquisition contexts of childhood deafness and sign language, this study demonstrates that age of first language acquisition constitutes a determining factor in the success of both first and second language acquisition across levels of linguistic structure.