Frequency plays a large part in explaining sociolinguistic variation and language change¶
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q2 i? Frequency is a major explanatory variable for sociolinguistic variation and diachronic language change. → Nick C. Ellis 2002
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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 asserts, in its own words, that "Frequency plays a large part in explaining sociolinguistic variation and language change", extending frequency effects beyond individual processing to population-level language phenomena.
"Frequency plays a large part in explaining sociolinguistic variation and language change."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Frequency should be reinstated as a bridging variable binding the different schools of language acquisition research — related
- Learners' sensitivity to frequency has implications for theories of implicit and explicit learning and their interactions
- Language processing is intimately tuned to input frequency across phonology, phonotactics, reading, spelling, lexis, morphosyntax, formulaic language, comprehension, grammaticality, sentence production, and syntax
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Frequency plays a large part in explaining sociolinguistic variation and language change |
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Frequency plays a large part in explaining sociolinguistic variation and language change |
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