Language fundamentally defines and distinguishes us as humans, as members of society,
and as individuals. As we go through life, our relationship with language and with learning …

While it is clear that children are more successful at learning language than adults are—
whether first language or second—there is no agreement as to why. Is it due to greater …

The ability to attain native-like proficiency of a second language is heavily dependent on the
age at which learning begins. However, the exact properties of this phenomenon remain …

Both the concept of native speaker/signer and the term itself have been widely critiqued
across fields of language research. However, this term is still often used uncritically by …

Children acquire language more easily than adults, though it is controversial whether this
faculty declines as a result of a critical period or something else. To address this question …

–Die Aussiedlerfamilien lebten im Herkunftsland und leben im Aufnahmeland in einer zwei-
und mehrsprachigen Umgebung mit Russisch und Deutsch als den für sie wichtigsten …

The study examined the violation of the maxim of cooperation in early childhood
conversation be means of a pragmatic case study, which is an important undertaking given …

In this article, we advocate a speakerhood studies approach as part of an effort to decenter
the'native speaker'in linguistics. Recent critiques of native-speakerhood problematize this …

Early childhood is a critical period for language acquisition, where exposure to linguistic
input and interaction plays a significant role in shaping language development …

El objetivo fue determinar si el tipo de lengua materna practicado en la población peruana
está asociado al nivel educativo, nivel de alfabetización, edad, sexo y dominio geográfico …