Variability in Learner Language ——Rod Ellis, The Study of Second Language Acquistion Q: Are these three terms (linguistic, situational, psycholinguistic context) parallel? Linguistic context Situational context Psycholinguistic context Systematic variation Non-systematic (free) variation Form-function variation Form-function mappings Linguistic context The effects of the linguistic environment are evident at the phonological, morphological, and syntactical levels of language. e ____ football. (play) e (is) playing football. In Peru, e played football every day. One linguistic form can trigger the use of another form. Situational context L2 learners possess a continuum of styles (Superordinate or Careful; Vernacular) and each style has its own linguistic norms. Learners style shift between the styles in accordance with the demands of the situation. (Appropriateness in Hymes'petence) Formal situations that require careful language use Informal situations that permit more spontaneous language use Psycholinguistic context Do the learners have the opportunity to plan their production? irregular verb forms in the unplanned narrative regular verb forms in the planned narrative Time pressure Focus of attention Metalingual knowledge (Hulstijn & Hulstijn, 1984) Free Variation Free variation can be considered to occur when two or more forms occur randomly in
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