On the Adult's Ability to Acquire Phonology.

Neufeld, Gerald G.

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ERIC Number: EJ232343

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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On the Adult's Ability to Acquire Phonology.

Neufeld, Gerald G.

TESOL Quarterly, v14 n3 p285-98 Sep 1980

Native English-speaking advanced French students' ability to match the perceptive performance of native-speaking Francophones was investigated. The results suggest that linguistic competence may be based on perception and production and that biological constraints in adult language learning may be a psychomotor rather than a psycholinguistic problem. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, French, Language Processing, Language Skills, Native Speakers, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, Receptive Language, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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