Critical Period Hypothesis

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:appliesTo second language acquisition
first language acquisition
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Steven_Pinker
gptkb:Elissa_Newport
gptkbp:debatedBy neurolinguistics
second language acquisition research
gptkbp:describes optimal period for language acquisition
gptkbp:field linguistics
psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Critical Period Hypothesis
gptkbp:influencedBy neurobiology
developmental psychology
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Eric_Lenneberg
1967
gptkbp:relatedTo language acquisition
brain plasticity
age effects in language learning
gptkbp:state there is a biologically determined period for language learning
gptkbp:supportedBy studies of deaf children
studies of feral children
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Language_acquisition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7