Anna, her little brother, Andrew, and their parents moved to Germany when Anna was thirteen years old and Andrew was four. Even after many years of speaking and reading the German language, Anna still struggled compared to her brother Andrew who easily switches between English and German when necessary. The fact that Andrew was able to master this second language faster and better than Anna is evidence for:
A. a language acquisition device
B. biological differences in the genders
C. social learning processes in children
D. a sensitive period of childhood for language acquisition
D. a sensitive period of childhood for language acquisition
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