USAGE BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING THEORY

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usage-based language learning theory

RESEARCH EXEMPLAR

EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

EXEMPLAR-BASED LEARNING

RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

ASSOCIATIVE LANGUAGE learning

CONSTRUCTIONs

UBLLT vs. OTHER THEORIES

INDEX

UBLLT VS. OTHER THEORIES

IS IT GOOD?

wirings on our mind that help us understand the language

Universal Grammar

generative linguistics

LAD

LANGUAGE FACULTY

Learners induce the rules of their L2 from the input by employing cognitive mechanisms that are not exclusive to language learning, but that are general cognitive mechanisms at work in any kind of learning, including language learning.

Language learning is primarily based on learners’ exposure to their second language (L2) in use, that is, the linguistic input they receive.

the two hypotheses involving ubllt

ANY COMPETITOR TO GENERATIVE LINGUISTICS HAS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE DO NOT NEED LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC BRAIN ARCHITECTURE FOR US TO LEARN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.

usage-based language learning theory

LANGUAGEUSAGE

PATTERNS

CONSTRUCTIONs

ANALOGY

-licious

storm in the teacup

grammar

lexicon

Construction blurs the lines between:

Language of adults is full of it

UBLLT: CONSTRUCTION

famousvs. infamous

whelm... under or over?

ASSOCIATIVE LANGUAGE learning

CROSS-MODAL ASSOCIATION

1 (one)2 (two) 3 (three) 4 (four)

hindu-arabic equivalent

yi - (long "E")er - (Arrgh) san - ("a" long) si - (s+ ugh)

pinyin

is

meaning.

sound

Human beings (and other animals) learn to associate stimulus with a contiguous experience.

UBLLT: associative language learning

RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

CHUNKING

What the ____! hell/hill

Oh my ____!mama/god

"Words that are used together fuse together."

is

meaning.

sound

Human acquires routines in their behavior.

UBLLT: RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

EXEMPLAR-BASED LEARNING

ROLE OF MEMORY

Good ____!night/day/evening

Language is formulaic, therefore, memorized. (Wolff, 2008)

UBLLT: RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

CATEGORIZATION

S+IV vs. S+TV+DO

Human beings generalize over multiple events that are experienced as the same.

UBLLT: EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

RESEARCH EXEMPLAR

practice of ubllt

methods

proponents

• It examined different L2 Speakers in the usage of VACs. Specifically they investigated 131 German, 131 Spanish, 131 Czech (All are also considered English as their L2) and another 131 native English speakers.

• Ellis (2014a)
• O'Donell (2014a)
• Romer (2014a)

a study on verb-argument constructions (vac)

"It rejects the idea that human has a language-acquiring device in understanding and acquiring a particular language."

Usage-Based Language Learning Theory

UBLLT

Emergent Relations and Patterns- Humans see pattern in language through its repetitive usage.

Exemplar-based Learning- Language is formulaic and memorized.

Rational Cognitive Processing- Humans acquire routine in their behavior.

Associative Language Learning- sounds = meaning

Constructions- blurs the line between the lexicon and grammar.

Answer me this! DIRECTIONS: Based on the read extended article on Usage-Based Theory, answer the following questions. 1. What are the major findings of the article with regard to the SLA? 2. Why this particular theory needed/not needed in the pursuit and exploration of SLA? 3. Search for another research that focuses on the idea of Usage-Based with its major breakthroughs.

cluster discussion 5

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