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Peer reviewedWode, Henning – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
This paper reviews the research on speech perception and reassesses the contribution of innate capacities versus external stimulation in conjunction with age in first- and second-language acquisition. A developmental model of speech perception is then discussed in relation to neonatal auditory perception. (Contains 86 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Child Development, Language Acquisition
