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Direct linkBirdsong, David – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2005
This commentary addresses the use of nativelikeness and non-nativelikeness in research relating to the age factor in L2A. I suggest that, in the context of the Critical Period Hypothesis as it applies to L2A, the criteria of nativelikeness and non-nativelikeness may be subject to abuse. I also argue that the use of the monolingual native standard…
Descriptors: Language Research, Age, Linguistic Theory, Developmental Stages
