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Constructing another Language—Usage-Based Linguistics in Second Language Acquisition

Applied linguistics, 2009-09, Vol.30 (3), p.335-357 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Oxford University Press 2008 2008 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Oxford University Press 2008 ;ISSN: 0142-6001 ;EISSN: 1477-450X ;DOI: 10.1093/applin/amn037 ;CODEN: ADLSDX

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Title:
Constructing another Language—Usage-Based Linguistics in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Eskildsen, Søren W
Subjects: Adults. Performance, acquisition ; Applied Linguistics ; Child Language ; Classroom Communication ; Computer Assisted Instruction ; English language (Modern) ; English language learning ; Grammar ; Interaction ; Knowledge ; Language ; Language acquisition ; Language Patterns ; Language Research ; Language Usage ; Language use ; Learning ; lexicology ; Linguistic Theory ; Linguistics ; Longitudinal Studies ; modal auxiliary verb ; Morphemes ; Oral Language ; phraseology ; Production and comprehension processes ; Psycholinguistics ; Psychology of language ; Sanctions ; Second language ; Second Language Instruction ; Second Language Learning ; Second Languages ; Verbs
Is Part Of: Applied linguistics, 2009-09, Vol.30 (3), p.335-357
Description: The general aim of this article is to discuss the application of Usage-Based Linguistics (UBL) to an investigation of developmental issues in second language acquisition (SLA). Particularly, the aim is to discuss the relevance for SLA of the UBL suggestion that language learning is item-based, going from formulas via low-scope patterns to fully abstract constructions. This paper examines how well this suggested path of acquisition serves ‘as a default in guiding the investigation of the ways in which exemplars and their type and token frequencies determine the second language acquisition of structure’ (N. Ellis 2002: 170). As such, it builds on and further discusses the findings in Bardovi-Harlig (2002) and Eskildsen and Cadierno (2007). The empirical point of departure is longitudinal oral second language classroom interaction and the focal point is the use of can by one student in the class in question. The data reveal the formulas, here operationalized as recurring multiword expressions, to be situated in recurring usage events, suggesting the need for a fine-tuning of the UBL theory for the purposes of SLA research towards a more locally contextualized theory of language acquisition and use. The data also suggest that semi-fixed linguistic patterns, here operationalized as utterance schemas, deserve a prominent place in L2 developmental research.
Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0142-6001
EISSN: 1477-450X
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amn037
CODEN: ADLSDX
Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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Constructing another Language—Usage-Based Linguistics in Second Language Acquisition

Oxford University Press 2008 2008 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;Oxford University Press 2008 ;ISSN: 0142-6001 ;EISSN: 1477-450X ;DOI: 10.1093/applin/amn037 ;CODEN: ADLSDX

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