The evolution of the critical period for language acquisition

1991/09/01 by James R. Hurford · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Adaptation (eye) #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Artificial intelligence #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Computer science #Developmental psychology #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Language acquisition #Language and cultural evolution #Linguistics #Mathematics education #Natural language #Natural selection #Neuroscience #Period (music) #Psychology #Relation (database) #Second-language acquisition #Selection (genetic algorithm)

paper · doi:10.1016/0010-0277(91)90024-x

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• Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language
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• Natural selection of the critical period for language acquisition
• Critical period hypothesis [wikipedia]