More evidence from over 1.1 million subjects that the critical period for syntax closes in late adolescence

• Published in: Cognition Vol. 214; p. 104706
• Main Authors: Chen, Tony, Hartshorne, Joshua K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.09.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Ability; Adolescence; Adolescents; Child development; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive science; Competence; Computer applications; Critical period; English as a second language learning; Item response theory; Language; Language acquisition; Literature; Measurement; Novels; Replication; Second languages; Syntax; Replication; Critical period; Language acquisition; Item response theory

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 unclear, and the literature is divided. Recently, Hartshorne, Tenenbaum, & Pinker presented a novel computational a...