LING 4P10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Language Acquisition Device, Psycholinguistics, Behaviorism
24 Jan 2016
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Language learning primarily based on exposure to language in use (input) Learners induce rules from input by employing general cognitive mechanisms employed in any kind of learning. 2 hypotheses: language learning is based on learners exposure to their second language in use (the linguistic input they receive, learners induce rules of their l2 from input by using cognitive mechanisms not exclusive to language learning. Constructs: constructions: basic units of language representation; pairings of form and meaning or function, associative language learning: learning the associations between form and meaning/function. The more reliable the association between a form and its meaning, the easier it is to learn. Our brains are neutrally equipped to acquire l1; we automatically recognize it and disregard external cues that aren"t relevant to our l1. Sla is more difficult bc brain is laready accustomed to l1 and l2 input doesn"t match l1, resulting in interference. Although l2 learners are surrounded by language, not all of it goes in.
