Linguistic dissimilarity increases age-related decline in adult language learning

Schepens, Job J.; Hout, Roeland W. N. M. van; Slik, Frans W. P. van der

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dc.contributor.author	Schepens, Job J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Hout, Roeland W. N. M. van	-
dc.contributor.author	Slik, Frans W. P. van der	-
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-21T08:44:33Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-04-21T08:44:33Z	-
dc.date.issued	2022-03-18	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/41348	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-23191	-
dc.description.abstract	We investigated age-related decline in adult learning of Dutch as an additional language (Ln) in speaking, writing, listening, and reading proficiency test scores for 56,024 adult immigrants with 50 L1s who came to the Netherlands for study or work. Performance for all four language skills turned out to decline monotonically after an age of arrival of about 25 years, similar to developmental trajectories observed in earlier aging research on additional language learning and in aging research on cognitive abilities. Also, linguistic dissimilarity increased age-related decline across all four language skills, but speaking in particular. We measured linguistic dissimilarity between first languages (L1s = 50) and Dutch (Ln) for morphology, vocabulary, and phonology. Our conclusion is that the L1 language background influences the effects of age-related decline in adult language learning, and that the constraints involved reflect both biological (language learning ability) and experience-based (acquired L1 proficiency) cognitive resources.	en
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Studies in second language acquisition;45(1)	-
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	-
dc.subject.ddc	370	-
dc.title	Linguistic dissimilarity increases age-related decline in adult language learning	en
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	article	de
dc.subject.rswk	Erwachsener	de
dc.subject.rswk	Fremdsprache	de
dc.subject.rswk	Lernen	de
dc.subject.rswk	Niederländisch	de
dc.subject.rswk	Sprachkompetenz	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access	-
eldorado.secondarypublication	true	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifier	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263122000067	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitation	Schepens, J., Van Hout, R., & Van der Slik, F. (2023). Linguistic dissimilarity increases age-related decline in adult language learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 45(1), 167-188. doi:10.1017/S0272263122000067	de
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