Lecture Notes in Education
Psychology and Public Media

Critical Period Hypothesis in Language Acquisition

Author

Chiheng Jiang * 1

1 Wuhan University

Corresponding Author

Chiheng Jiang

Keywords

critical period hypothesis, age effect, language acquisition, implicate learning

Abstract

Critical period hypothesis, a popular topic of great significance in language acquisition, was initially deprived from first language acquisition, and further applied to second language acquisition though disputes remain. Former researchers have done myriads of empirical study and concluded diverse theories. This paper purports to briefly review former researches of critical period hypothesis in both first language acquisition and second language acquisition, and then try to probe its interrelation with age effect and implicit learning.

Citation

Chiheng Jiang. Critical Period Hypothesis in Language Acquisition. LNEP (2021) LNEP ICEIPI 2021: 1-5. DOI: 10.54254/lnep.iceipi.2021152.

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