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Direct linkAbrahamsson, Niclas; Hyltenstam, Kenneth – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2008
Results from a number of recent studies suggest that nativelike adult second language (L2) learners possess a high degree of language learning aptitude, the positive effects of which may have compensated for the negative effects of a critical period in these learners. According to the same studies, child learners seem to attain a nativelike…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Language Aptitude
