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Chapter 14: Second Language Acquisition/Learning

Chapter 14: Second Language Acquisition/Learning

pp. 219-233

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Summary

Some children grow up in a social environment where more than one language is used and are able to acquire a second language in circumstances similar to those of first language acquisition. Those fortunate individuals are bilingual (see Chapter 18). However, most of us are not exposed to a second language until much later and, like David Sedaris, our ability to use a second language, even after years of study, rarely matches ability in our first language.

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