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Second language acquisition

the claim that adult language learning differs in kind from child acquisition because adults rely on general problem solving rather than innate grammar.

In second language acquisition, fundamental difference hypothesis refers to the claim that adult language learning differs in kind from child acquisition because adults rely on general problem solving rather than innate grammar. This meaning comes from Bley-Vroman (2009) in Studies in Second Language Acquisition.[1]

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References

Bley-Vroman, R. (2009). The Evolving Context of the Fundamental Difference Hypothesis. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 31(2), 175-198. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263109090275

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