Tomasello (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Tomasello's theory name
Tomasello's theory name
Usage-based theory (or cognitive-functional approach)
Shared intentionality definition
Shared intentionality definition
Ability to collaborate & understand others' intentions
Age shared intentionality emerges
Age shared intentionality emerges
9-12 months
Joint attention meaning
Joint attention meaning
Focusing on same object/event as another person
Constructions (Tomasello)
Constructions (Tomasello)
Pairings of linguistic form & meaning learned together
Intention-reading (Tomasello)
Intention-reading (Tomasello)
Working out what adults mean by their utterances
Pattern-finding (Tomasello)
Pattern-finding (Tomasello)
Detecting regularities/patterns across different utterances
Domain-general learning skills
Domain-general learning skills
Cognitive abilities for many areas, not just language
Item-based constructions
Item-based constructions
Verb-specific frames learned for particular words
How grammar develops (Tomasello)
How grammar develops (Tomasello)
Slowly & incrementally, built piece by piece from examples