The Critical Period Hypothesis

miércoles 22 de septiembre de 2010

The Critical Period Hypothesis

1. The meaning of CPH is...

2. She [Genie] was a very communicative person. But, despite trying, she never mastered the rules of grammar, never could use the little pieces — the word endings, for instance. She had a clear semantic ability but could not learn syntax.

3. Feral Children and the Critical Period
Although the critical period hypothesis was hotly debated for some years, there is now compelling evidence — including the evidence from feral, confined and isolated children — that, unless they are exposed to language in the early years of life, humans lose much of their innate ability to learn a language, and especially its grammatical system. http://sladolly.blogspot.com/2010/09/critical-period-hypothesis.html
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