Linguistic Dissimilarity Increases Age-Related Decline in Adult Language Learning

Autor/inn/en	Schepens, Job J.; van Hout, Roeland W. N. M.; van der Slik, Frans W. P.
Titel	Linguistic Dissimilarity Increases Age-Related Decline in Adult Language Learning
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 45 (2023) 1, S.167-188 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schepens, Job J.) ORCID (van Hout, Roeland W. N. M.) ORCID (van der Slik, Frans W. P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-2631
DOI	10.1017/S0272263122000067
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Cognitive Ability; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Native Language; Morphology (Languages); Adult Learning; Indo European Languages; Language Skills; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Scores; Immigrants; Age Differences; Language Classification; Vocabulary Development; Phonology; Language Aptitude; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Transfer of Training; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Denkfähigkeit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Morphology; Morphologie; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Indoeuropäisch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language skills; Language test; Sprachtest; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sprachtypologie; Wortschatzarbeit; Fonologie; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Psycholinguistik; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Ausland; Niederlande
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01