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Peer reviewedCochrane, R. McCrae – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Describes two experiments to evaluate acquisition of /r/ and /l/ involving native Japanese children and adults residing in the United States. The first required subjects to produce and discriminate English /r/ and /l/ in listening and speaking. Children's performance was better than adults'. In the second, the subject received programed training.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, English (Second Language)
