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Language Acquisition : The Age Factor Multilingual Matters (Series) ; 47
author
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Singleton, D. M.
publisher
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Multilingual Matters
isbn10 | asin
:
1853590193
print isbn13
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9781853590191
ebook isbn13
:
9780585156118
language
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English
subject
Language acquisition--Age factors, Language and languages--Study and teaching.
publication date
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1989
lcc
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P118.S4618 1989eb
ddc
:
418/.001
subject
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Language acquisition--Age factors, Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Page i
MULTILINGUAL MATTERS 47
Series Editor: Derrick Sharp
Language Acquisition: The Age Factor
David Singleton
MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia
Page ii
For my parents
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Singleton, D. M. (David Michael) Language acquisition: the age factor/David Singleton p. cm. (Multilingual matters; 47) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Language acquisition Age factors. 2. Language and languages Study and teaching. I. Title. II. Series: Multilingual matters (Series); 47 P118.S4618 1989 418' .001dc19 88-18662
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Singleton, D. M. (David M) Language acquisition: the age factor (Multilingual matters; 47) 1. Man. Language skills. Acquisition. Role of age I. Title 498' . 007
ISBN 1-85359-020-7 ISBN 1-85359-019-3 Pbk
Multilingual Matters Ltd Bank House, 8a Hill Road & 242 Cherry Street Clevedon, Avon BS21 7HH Philadelphia, PA 19106-1906 England U.S.A.
Copyright 1989 David Singleton
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.
Cover design by Jussi Nurmi Typeset by Editorial Enterprises, Torquay, Devon Printed and bound in Great Britain by WBC Print, Bristol
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Contents
Foreword
v
Acknowledgements
vii
1 Introduction
1
2 Evidence of Speech Milestones
8
Introductory
8
The very early stages
9
Later stages
14
Speech processing milestones
22
Evidence from abnormal language development and language disorders
26
Summary
36
3 The Critical Period Hypothesis: First Language-Related Evidence
38
Introductory
38
The onset of the critical period
39
The end of the critical period
45
First language development after puberty
54
A decline into the vale of years?
59
Summary
78
4 The Critical Period Hypothesis: Second Language Evidence
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