Assignment task: First and Second Language Acquisition: The Critical Period Hypothesis Bear in mind key characteristics of hypotheses: they make predictions; they are falsifiable we have examined child, adolescent, and adult data from multiple populations, sources & studies.
The CPH has been falsified; there is empirical data of successful post-puberty native-like attainment
Yet the CPH persists. How would you account for the persistence the CPH?
Begin by explaining the major claims of the CPH: