The Critical Period Hypothesis (2)

what and when is the critical period (when does the main drop off start)

the window for acquiring a native language, until puberty (drops around 7)

T/F: the critical period is similar to other biological processes

true

name 3 ways humans have linguistic capacity

given input, humans will learn a language

language is (somewhat) localized in the brain
we have vocal tract adaptions that improve phonetic abilities 

what is a pidgin

ad hoc system of communication, typically from trade

what are creoles and how are they form

full language, made by children systemizing pidgins

will children regularize out errors (such as from L2 sign language parents)

yes

what is hard about analyzing “feral children” cases

whats linguistics vs what’s cognitive/social difficulties

who is genie and what did she learn

a child found at 13 with no language

she learns many words, but little grammar

what parts of language acquisition do we remain strong at

word learning

what 4 factors effect teen and adult language learning

busier than children

have social hang-ups

not immersed in L2 environment

have interference from L1