The development of language in genie: a case of language acquisition beyond the “critical period”
1974; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0093-934x(74)90027-3
ISSN1090-2155
AutoresVictoria A. Fromkin, Stephen Krashen, Susan Curtiss, David Rigler, Marilyn Rigler,
Tópico(s)Reading and Literacy Development
ResumoThe present paper reports on a case of a now-16-year-old girl who for most of her life suffered an extreme degree of social isolation and experiential deprivation. It summarizes her language acquisition which is occurring past the hypothesized “critical period” and the implications of this language development as related to hemispheric maturation and the development of lateralization. The results of a series of dichotic listening tests administered to her are included.
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