USAGE BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING THEORY

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PRESENTING

usage-based language learning theory

START

UBLLT vs. OTHER THEORIES

CONSTRUCTIONs

ASSOCIATIVE LANGUAGE learning

INDEX

RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

EXEMPLAR-BASED LEARNING

EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

RESEARCH EXEMPLAR

UBLLT VS. OTHER THEORIES

IS IT GOOD?

LANGUAGE FACULTY

generative linguistics

LAD

Universal Grammar

wirings on our mind that help us understand the language

the two hypotheses involving ubllt

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

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.

usage-based language learning theory

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

PATTERNS

LANGUAGEUSAGE

CONSTRUCTIONs

ANALOGY

-licious

storm in the teacup

UBLLT: CONSTRUCTION

Language of adults is full of it

Construction blurs the lines between:

lexicon

grammar

famousvs. infamous

whelm... under or over?

ASSOCIATIVE LANGUAGE learning

CROSS-MODAL ASSOCIATION

pinyin

hindu-arabic equivalent

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

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

UBLLT: associative language learning

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

is

meaning.

sound

RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

CHUNKING

What the ____! hell/hill

Oh my ____!mama/god

UBLLT: RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

Human acquires routines in their behavior.

"Words that are used together fuse together."

is

meaning.

sound

EXEMPLAR-BASED LEARNING

ROLE OF MEMORY

Good ____!night/day/evening

UBLLT: RATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

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

EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

CATEGORIZATION

S+IV vs. S+TV+DO

UBLLT: EMERGENT RELATIONS AND PATTERNS

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

RESEARCH EXEMPLAR

practice of ubllt

a study on verb-argument constructions (vac)

proponents

methods

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

• 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.

UBLLT

Usage-Based Language Learning Theory

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

Constructions- blurs the line between the lexicon and grammar.

Associative Language Learning- sounds = meaning

Rational Cognitive Processing- Humans acquire routine in their behavior.

Exemplar-based Learning- Language is formulaic and memorized.

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

cluster discussion 5

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.

THANKS!