Second language acquisition and the critical period hypothesis / edited by David Birdsong

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Subjects: Second language acquisition--Congresses
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Formats: Electronic Resource, Remote
Material Type: Books
Language: English
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Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbuam, 1999
Series: Second language acquisition research
LC Classification: P
Table of Contents: Credits
Preface
Ch. 1. Introduction: Whys and Why Nots of the Critical Period Hypothesis for Second Language Acquisition / David Birdsong 1
Ch. 2. Functional Neural Subsystems Are Differentially Affected by Delays in Second Language Immersion: ERP and Behavioral Evidence in Bilinguals / Christine M. Weber-Fox, Helen J. Neville 23
Ch. 3. Co-Evolution of Language Size and the Critical Period / James R. Hurford, Simon Kirby 39
Ch. 4. Critical Periods and (Second) Language Acquisition: Divide et Impera / Lynn Eubank, Kevin R. Gregg 65
Ch. 5. Age of Learning and Second Language Speech / James E. Flege 101
Ch. 6. Ultimate Attainment in L2 Pronunciation: The Case of Very Advanced Late L2 Learners / Theo Bongaerts 133
Ch. 7. Confounded Age: Linguistic and Cognitive Factors in Age Differences for Second Language Acquisition / Ellen Bialystok, Kenji Hakuta 161
Author Index 183
Subject Index 189
Alternate Titles: Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 98042609 (OCoLC)39763535
Additional Authors: NetLibrary, Inc
Notes: Invalid LCCN: 98042609
ISBN: 0585189609 (electronic bk.) :$45.00
ISBN: 0805830847 (alk. paper)
Chiefly papers presented at a conference held Aug. 1996, Jyväskylä, Finland
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries
Physical Description: ix, 191 p. ; 24 cm
OCLC Number: 44960744
ISBN/ISSN: 0585189609
0805830847

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