Using Census Data to Test the Critical-Period Hypothesis for Second-Language Acquisition

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-216

  Stevens, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 1642415052     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.01503012.x     Document Type: Review

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3. Stevens, G. (1992). The social and demographic context of language use in the United States. American Sociological Review, 57, 171-185.
4. U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1995). 1990 census of population and housing: Detailed cross-tabulations of selected language groups for states: 1990 [CD-ROM]. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, Population Division.