Linguistics & Language · Psycholinguistics & Acquisition
A topic within Psycholinguistics & Acquisition, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Linguistics & Language.
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Stephen D. Krashen
Sets out the Monitor Model, arguing adults draw on two independent systems for a second language, a subconscious acquisition process that builds real competence and a conscious learning process that can only edit output after the fact.
Robert Bley-Vroman
Argues adult second-language learning differs fundamentally from child first-language acquisition because adults can no longer rely on Universal Grammar and instead solve the task through general problem-solving abilities, which explains why adult outcomes are so much more variable and rarely native-like.