Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience (Oct 2011)
Connectionist Models: Implications in Second Language Acquisition
Abstract
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<br />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.
