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ERIC Number: EJ491192
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-2631
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Nature, Nurture, and Age in Language Acquisition: The Case of Speech Perception.
Wode, Henning
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v16 n3 p325-45 Sep 1994
This paper reviews the research on speech perception and reassesses the contribution of innate capacities versus external stimulation in conjunction with age in first- and second-language acquisition. A developmental model of speech perception is then discussed in relation to neonatal auditory perception. (Contains 86 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Child Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Models, Nature Nurture Controversy, Neonates, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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