Nativelikeness and non-nativelikeness in L2A research

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L1 transfer in the acquisition of manner and path in Spanish by native speakers of English (2012, background): “While first language learners reach a native-like competence, adult SL learners do not attain this goal in most cases (Birdsong, 2005; Bley-Vroman, 1989; Johnson & Newport, 1989; Lardiere, 2007).”
THE ROBUSTNESS OF APTITUDE EFFECTS IN NEAR-NATIVE SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (2008, background): “…for a significant period of their lives+ Although some would argue that the domain of falsification of the CPH should not be constrained any further ~see, e+g+, Birdsong, 2005b!, we maintain that a narrowing of the scope of investigation in the ways just described will prevent us from making…”
IDENTIFYING A FOREIGN ACCENT IN AN UNFAMILIAR LANGUAGE (2007, background): “…nativelike competence is unattainable+ Without citing the considerable literature that reports apparent exceptions, additional factors, or both ~see Birdsong, 1999, 2005;Moyer, 2004!, suffice it to say that the present study seems to argue against the CPH—albeit indirectly: Part of nativelike…”