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The Critical Period for Language
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The critical period hypothesis holds that first-language acquisition must occur within a developmental window to reach full fluency.
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Case studies of children raised without language exposure show adults who never reach full fluency.
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The evidence comes from rare and confounded cases. The window's edges are not sharply established.
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