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This review examines how children's grammatical development in second languages can be informed by usage-based theories of first language acquisition.

April 1, 2026Open Access

Literature Review : A Usage-Based Approach to Children's Grammatical Development

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This review examines how children's grammatical development in second languages can be informed by usage-based theories of first language acquisition.
Literature review focusing on previous studies regarding usage-based theory in language acquisition.
Analysis of Tomasello's (2005) theory of first language acquisition and its implications for second language learning.
Exploration of the continuum between chunks and grammar in L2 learning.
Children's grammatical awareness is shaped by their actual use of language in both L1 and L2 contexts.
L2 learners begin with frequently-used phrases (chunks) before developing deeper grammatical structures.
The process of acquiring an L2 mirrors the L1 acquisition process, moving from whole to parts.

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Literature review compares first and second language learning in children, suggesting effective grammar development methods.

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Junko Shibuya (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7a4e5652765b073a7567 https://doi.org/10.34321/23116

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Literature Review : A Usage-Based Approach to Children's Grammatical Development

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