Usage Based overall content

Question 1

Who is mainly associated with the UB approach?

Answer 1

Michael Tomasello

Question 2

what is the usage based approach about overall ?

Answer 2

• pattern findings of grammer
• mix of nativist and SI approaches

Question 3

GIve two key aspects of the UB approach

Answer 3

• dont believe in an intenal LAD
• children acquire language through two sets of cognitive skills
  1) intention reading
  2) pattern finding

Question 4

What is intention reading? -UB

Answer 4

things children must do to discern the goals/intentions of mature speakers to achieve social ends learnt from cultural conventions

Question 5

What is pattern finding? - UB

Answer 5

children create abstract language constructions from interactions with others as opposed to an inherent LAD

Question 6

Give two challenges to the UB approach

Answer 6

• the approach doesnt take into account the universal grammer model
• doesnt take into account virtuous errors such as runned instead of ran which show we can have a deeper understanding of grammar

Question 7

what are studies relevant to the UB theory

Answer 7

• browns morphemes - when they break this sequence, doing something “too early” ofr Browns sequence
• Tomasello’s study of Annie the chimpanzee

Question 8

what are 3 arguments for the UB theory

Answer 8

• children invent words
• they tend to use language that has been used with them in some form - links to SI theory
• children produce fragments of language earlier than expected