Constructions typically emerge developmentally from formula, through low-scope pattern, to construction¶
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Currency · newest study 2002 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2007: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? The typical developmental route of construction emergence proceeds from formulaic chunks through low-scope patterns to fully productive constructions. → Nick C. Ellis 2002
Evidence¶
Nick C. Ellis 2002¶
Nick C. Ellis. (2002). Frequency Effects in Language Processing: A Review with Implications for Theories of Implicit and Explicit Language Acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Volume 24, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263102002024
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The review states this developmental sequence as a synthesis of acquisition research: "The typical route of emergence of constructions is from formula, through low-scope pattern, to construction." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.
"The typical route of emergence of constructions is from formula, through low-scope pattern, to construction."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Korean EFL learners sort sentences increasingly by construction rather than by verb as grade level increases — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Language processing is intimately tuned to input frequency across phonology, phonotactics, reading, spelling, lexis, morphosyntax, formulaic language, comprehension, grammaticality, sentence production, and syntax — related
- Learners' sensitivity to frequency has implications for theories of implicit and explicit learning and their interactions — related
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Constructions typically emerge developmentally from formula, through low-scope pattern, to construction |
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Constructions typically emerge developmentally from formula, through low-scope pattern, to construction |
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