Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective
From the Cognitive Linguistics (CL) stance, language is a dynamic interplay of complex subsystems composed of symbolic units, and meaning is the driving force behind form. Meaning arises from our physical experience (i.e., embodied cognition), and interacts with culture-specific ways of conceptualiz...
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| description | From the Cognitive Linguistics (CL) stance, language is a dynamic interplay of complex subsystems composed of symbolic units, and meaning is the driving force behind form. Meaning arises from our physical experience (i.e., embodied cognition), and interacts with culture-specific ways of conceptualizing entities and events through language. As a usage-based model of language acquisition, CL has made significant contributions to second language (L2) pedagogy. Some of these contributions will be briefly discussed below to shed light on how CL research in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has extended to Instructed SLA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee161cd9e4b74c5696f04394fb820fd72022-12-22T03:57:12ZengColumbia University LibrariesWorking Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL2576-29072576-29072015-12-01152515310.7916/D8D51ZVNEnhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics PerspectiveNatalia Sáez0Teachers College, Columbia UniversityFrom the Cognitive Linguistics (CL) stance, language is a dynamic interplay of complex subsystems composed of symbolic units, and meaning is the driving force behind form. Meaning arises from our physical experience (i.e., embodied cognition), and interacts with culture-specific ways of conceptualizing entities and events through language. As a usage-based model of language acquisition, CL has made significant contributions to second language (L2) pedagogy. Some of these contributions will be briefly discussed below to shed light on how CL research in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has extended to Instructed SLA.https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D88D1755/downloadApplied linguisticsSecond language acquisitionSLACognitive grammarGrammarEmotiveLinguisticsPedagogySecond languageL2 |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Sáez Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL Applied linguistics Second language acquisition SLA Cognitive grammar Grammar Emotive Linguistics Pedagogy Second language L2 |
| title | Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective |
| title_full | Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective |
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| title_short | Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective |
| title_sort | enhancing the role of meaning in the l2 classroom a cognitive linguistics perspective |
| topic | Applied linguistics Second language acquisition SLA Cognitive grammar Grammar Emotive Linguistics Pedagogy Second language L2 |
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