Research on both first- and second-language learning reveals
A) a biologically based timeframe for optimum language development.
B) that second-language processing is more lateralized in younger than in older learners.
C) that language development is optimal after brain lateralization has occurred.
D) that the right hemisphere of the brain is biased for language processing.

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Research has shown that there is a biological time frame for optimum language development, and that this time frame differs for first and second language acquisition. It is generally believed that the earlier a child is exposed to language, the more easily and effectively they will acquire it. This is often referred to as the critical period hypothesis.

Research on Both First- and Second-Language Learning Reveals