Connectionist Models of Second Language Acquisition and Processing
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Connectionist models treat language processing as the flow of activation through a network of simple units and the connections between them. Language learning is modeled as the adjustment of the strengths of these connections. Such models have led to important insights into second language acquisition and processing. This chapter introduces the fundamentals of connectionist models in cognitive science and reviews the most influential word- and sentence-level models of bilingualism.
