How native is near-native? The issue of ultimate attainment in adult second language acquisition
@article{White1996HowNI,
title={How native is near-native? The issue of ultimate attainment in adult second language acquisition},
author={L. White and F. Genesee},
journal={Second Language Research},
year={1996},
volume={12},
pages={233 - 265}
}A number of studies have reported that there is a negative correlation between age of L2 acquisition and performance on a variety of measures of L2 ability, and that individuals who begin learning an L2 after approximately 15 years of age fail to attain native-like levels of competence. These results have been interpreted as support both for the hypothesis that there is a critical period for L2 acquisition and for the hypothesis that there is a maturational decline in access to Universal… CONTINUE READING
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