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This paper presents an extended formulation of the Competition Model. The extended model
is designed to account for a larger range of phenomena in first and second language acquisition,
including bilingualism. As in the classic version of the Competition Model, competition is at the
core of a set of non-modular interacting forces. However, now the various inputs to competition
are described in terms of six additional subcomponents: arenas, cues, chunking, storage, codes,
and resonance. Learning is viewed as a resonant process that relies on storage, chunking, and
support to acquire new mappings.