1. Contextualizing critical period inquiry -- 2. Accounting for universal and individual factors in ultimate attainment: focus on phonology -- 3. Verifying the relative strength of maturation, L2 experience and psychological orientation: the quantitative findings -- 4. Understanding identity, intention, and opportunities for L2 contact: the qualitative findings -- 5. Conclusions and proposals for future research
Summary
This work critically addresses the age debate in second language acquisition studies, presenting an in-depth study of factors that predict foreign accent
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174) and index
