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==First and later language aquisition==
==First and later language aquisition==


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'''L2''' refers to your second language (sometimes auxiliary language)
'''L2''' refers to your second language (sometimes auxiliary language)


Whether we use L2 for 'all others' or whether we continue counting depends a little on context.
Note also that this does not necessarily correspond to the dominant language, the one the speaker is most comfortable with.
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People can switch from what was literally their mother's language to something else, particularly in their critical period.
People can switch from what was literally their mother's language to something else, particularly in their critical period.


The '''critical period''' refers to a period in which languages can be learned very easily and are usually learned as a first language,
The '''critical period''' refers to a period in which languages can be learned very easily and are usually learned as a first language,
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See also:
See also:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period#First_language_acquisition
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period#First_language_acquisition
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_language





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First and later language aquisition

L1 refers to your native or first language (sometimes mother language, mother tongue)

L2 refers to your second language (sometimes auxiliary language)

Whether we use L2 for 'all others' or whether we continue counting depends a little on context.


Note also that this does not necessarily correspond to the dominant language, the one the speaker is most comfortable with.