COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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that language acquisition is linked to age
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that language lasts forever
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that language acquisition is instant
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The critical period hypothesis states that the first few years of life is the crucial time in which an individual can acquire a first language if presented with adequate stimuli, and that first-language acquisition relies on neuroplasticity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The age range of the critical period hypothesis varies with 10 – 13 years being the final years where children can easily learn languages. After that age, this learning ability declines. Statistics show that this happens to teens until they reach adulthood.
Detailed explanation-3: -They concluded that the ability to learn a new language, at least grammatically, is strongest until the age of 18 after which there is a precipitous decline. To become completely fluent, however, learning should start before the age of 10.