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    A test of the critical period hypothesis for language learning

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    Authors
    Chiswick, B.
    Miller, Paul
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chiswick, Barry and Miller, Paul. 2008. A test of the critical period hypothesis for language learning. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 29 (1): pp. 16-29.
    Source Title
    Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
    DOI
    10.2167/jmmd555.0
    ISSN
    1747-7557
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33984
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    A critical period for language learning is often defined as a sharp decline in learning outcomes with age. This study examines the relevance of the critical period for English-speaking proficiency among immigrants in the USA. It uses microdata from the 2000 US Census, a model of language acquisition and a flexible specification of an estimating equation based on 64 age-at-migration dichotomous variables. Self reported English-speaking proficiency among immigrants declines more or less monotonically with age at migration, and this relationship is not characterised by any sharp decline or discontinuity that might be considered consistent with a ‘critical’ period. The findings are robust across the various immigrant samples, and between the genders.

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