TY - JOUR
TI - Between usage-based and meaningfully-motivated grammatical rules: A psycholinguistic basis of applied cognitive grammar
AU - Król-Markefka, Agnieszka
TI - Between usage-based and meaningfully-motivated grammatical rules: A psycholinguistic basis of applied cognitive grammar
AB - 
	The aim of the article is to present a usage-based theory of second language acquisition (SLA) which might serve as a framework for explaining the learning mechanisms that are operating when students are exposed to the meaningfully-motivated Cognitive Grammar-based teaching materials. Currently, two seemingly quite different stands of Cognitive Grammar (CG) applications are advocated: one focusing on the use of meaningfully-motivated linguistic explanations and the other on the usage-based nature of language. The article outlines a unified psycholinguistic theory, inspired by Brian MacWhinney’s Competition Model and developed by Nick C. Ellis, which is compatible with both the meaning-based and the usage-based conceptions of language assumed by CG, and which can provide a more fine-grained frame of reference for introducing Cognitive Grammar into the teaching practice. Finally, some suggestions are made concerning practical application of CG-inspired pedagogical rules that should enhance the effectiveness of meaningfully motivated grammatical instruction.
VL - 2014
IS - Volume 131, Issue 1
PY - 2014
SN - 1897-1059
C1 - 2083-4624
SP - 43
EP - 65
DO - 10.4467/20834624SL.14.003.1375
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/between-usage-based-and-meaningfully-motivated-grammatical-rules-a-psycholinguistic-basis-of-applied-cognitive-grammar
KW - applied cognitive linguistics
KW - usage-based model
KW - grammar teaching
KW - grammatical rules