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      Early child L2 acquisition: Age or input effects? Neither, or both?

      Journal of Child Language
      Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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          This paper explores whether there is evidence for age and/or input effects in child L2 acquisition across three different linguistic domains, namely morphosyntax, vocabulary, and syntax–semantics. More specifically, it compares data from English-speaking children whose age of onset to L2 Dutch was between one and three years with data from children whose age of onset was between four and seven years in their acquisition of verb morphology, verb placement, vocabulary, and direct object scrambling. The main findings were that there were no significant differences between the two groups in any of these areas and, with the exception of scrambling, current amount of exposure was the only factor significantly related to children's scores. The paper discusses the theoretical significance of these findings with respect to the role of input in the language acquisition process and the claim that there is a critical period ending within (early) childhood.

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          Journal
          applab
          Journal of Child Language
          J. Child Lang.
          Cambridge University Press (CUP)
          0305-0009
          1469-7602
          May 2016
          February 26 2016
          : 43
          : 03
          : 608-634
          Article
          10.1017/S030500091500080X
          b72b5ed8-ba9e-4c3f-98a5-a219e7eb4ff8
          © 2016
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