Overhearing a language during childhood
Overhearing a language during childhood
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-9280.00444
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发表时间：
2002-05-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Oh, JS
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作者：
Au, TKF;Knightly, LM;Oh, JS
尽管儿童语言经验对语言习得的理解具有重要意义，但只有在语言剥夺研究中才会考察它的作用，这些语言剥夺研究的重点是儿童时期不容易学到的东西。相反，这项研究关注的是在童年时期学得最好的东西的长期影响。我们的发现表明，学习一门语言的成年人，如果他们在童年时期经常无意中听到一种语言，他们的说话口音会比没有听到时更接近当地口音。这些发现对理解语言学习机制和传统语言习得具有重要意义。
Despite its significance for understanding of language acquisition, the role of childhood language experience has been examined only in linguistic deprivation studies focusing on what Cannot be learned readily beyond childhood. This stud focused instead on longterm effects of what can be learned best during childhood. Our findings revealed that adults learning a language speak with a more nativelike accent if they overheard the language regularly during childhood than if they did not. These findings have important implications for understanding of language-learning mechanisms and heritage-language acquisition.