Published July 12, 2011 | Version v1
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BRAIN Journal: Connectionist Models: Implications in Second Language Acquisition

  • 1. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Department of Humanities, Iran
  • 2. Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Department of Literature and Foreign Languages, Tehran, Iran

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In language acquisition, ‘Emergentists’ claim that simple learning mechanisms, of the kind attested elsewhere in cognition, are sufficient to bring about the emergence of complex language representations (Gregg, 2003). Connectionist model is one of the models among others proposed by emergentists. This paper attempts to clarify the basic assumptions of this model, its advantages, and the criticisms leveled at it.

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