What does the Critical Period really mean

By R. Dekeyser, Jenifer Larson-Hall. 2005

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Age of onset, length of residence, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment in three linguistic domains (2013, background): “across the entire AO range, based on census data, are the result of design artifacts and/or methodological flaws in the studies concerned (DeKeyser and Larson-Hall, 2005; Long, 2005).”
ORAL FEEDBACK IN CLASSROOM SLA (2010, background): “…Norris & Ortega, 2000 ), other SLA studies have demonstrated more conclusively that learners’ age infl uences L2 developmental processes in signifi cant ways (e.g., DeKeyser & Larson-Hall, 2005 ; Hyltenstam & Abrahamsson, 2003 ; but see also Birdsong, 2006 ; Marinova-Todd, Marshall, & Snow, 2000 ).”
Age and Second Language Acquisition and Processing: A Selective Overview (2006, background): “This conclusion is based on the results of more than two dozen experimental studies; see Birdsong (2005) and DeKeyser and Larson-Hall (2005) for overviews.”
Weighing the benefits of studying a foreign language at a younger starting age in a minimal input situation (2008, background): “…over the ultimate causes of this age-related phenomenon, with some claiming it is maturationally conditioned (Hyltenstam and Abrahamsson, 2003; DeKeyser and Larson-Hall, 2005), others arguing for more socio-psychological factors such as quantity and quality of input, motivation and affective…”
THE BOUNDS OF ADULT LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (2010, background): “Internal-cause theories include critical periods, after which adults seem to be less capable of language learning (DeKeyser & Larson-Hall, 2005 ), performance deficits (Hopp, 2007 ; Lardiere, 2007 ; White, 2003 ), lack of access to Universal Grammar (Hawkins & Franceschina, 2004 ), or preference…”
Cross-linguistic evidence for the nature of age effects in second language acquisition (2010, background): “…at least in a number of studies, appears to show a steep decline during a limited number of years, but not thereafter (e.g., Flege, Yeni-Komshian, & Liu, 1999; Johnson, 1992; Johnson & Newport, 1989, 1991; Lee & Schachter, 1997; cf. DeKeyser & Larson-Hall, 2005; Hyltenstam & Abrahamsson, 2003).”
Perceived foreign accent in first language attrition and second language acquisition: The impact of age of acquisition and bilingualism (2011, background): “…constraints are argued to follow from maturational reductions in cerebral plasticity, which categorically prevent the reorganization of the speech production (and comprehension) system from the L1 to the L2 after a certain age (e.g., DeKeyser & Larson-Hall, 2005; Hyltenstam & Abrahamsson, 2003).”
Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Sociobiographical Variables on Communicative Anxiety and Foreign Language Anxiety among Adult Multilinguals: A Review and Empirical Investigation (2008, background): “DeKeyser and Larson-Hall (2005) and DeKeyser (2006) defended the critical period hypothesis, arguing that most of the alleged counterevidence is limited and methodologically flawed.”
Age Effects in Second Language Learning: Stepping Stones Toward Better Understanding (2013, background): “Again, both proponents and critics of the CPH agree on this point (e.g., DeKeyser & Larson-Hall, 2005; Flege, Yeni-Komshian, & Liu, 1999; Hakuta et al., 2003).”