Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System /
Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System /
ed. by ZhaoHong Han.
- 1 online resource
- Second Language Acquisition .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Profiling Learner Language from a Complex Dynamic System Perspective: An Introduction -- 2. A Dynamic View on Morphosyntactic Accuracy and Complexity in Dyadic Interaction -- 3. A Dynamic View on Prepositions, Modal Auxiliaries and Metaphorical Functions in Dyadic Interaction -- 4. A Dynamic View on Advice Giving in Dyadic Interaction -- 5. A Dynamic View on Relational Propositions in Dyadic Interaction -- 6. A Dynamic View on Topic Management in Dyadic Interaction -- 7. Researching CDST: Promises and Pitfalls -- Index
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This volume sheds empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) by providing five sets of analyses of two longitudinal, interactional datasets, involving two dyads exchanging emails over one academic semester. The collective study on CDST is the first of its kind, in that it delves into multiple subsystems of learner language, traversing the domains of morphosyntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse. The data analyses expose the dynamics of the interactional process, offering evidence of core characteristics of complex dynamic systems: sensitive dependence on initial conditions, interconnectedness of subsystems, the emergence of attractor states over time and variation in and between the individuals. Together, the analyses, each alone an engaging description, capture fine-grained patterns of change over time. More importantly, they demonstrate the impact of the ecosystem on individuals’ use of language. The book offers critical insights relevant to CDST researchers, theorists and empiricists alike, as well as to teachers seeking a nuanced understanding of the learning benefits of computer-mediated interactional activities.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781788922791 9781788922807
10.21832/9781788922807 doi
2019015410
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Second language acquisition--Study and teaching.
System theory.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics.
Asynchronous interaction. CDST. Complex Dynamic System Theory. Complexity system. Computer-mediated dyadic interaction. Dynamic system. Interlanguage. Learner language. SLA. morphosyntax. pragmatics. research methodology. semantics.
P118.2 P118.2 / .P756 2019
418.0071
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Profiling Learner Language from a Complex Dynamic System Perspective: An Introduction -- 2. A Dynamic View on Morphosyntactic Accuracy and Complexity in Dyadic Interaction -- 3. A Dynamic View on Prepositions, Modal Auxiliaries and Metaphorical Functions in Dyadic Interaction -- 4. A Dynamic View on Advice Giving in Dyadic Interaction -- 5. A Dynamic View on Relational Propositions in Dyadic Interaction -- 6. A Dynamic View on Topic Management in Dyadic Interaction -- 7. Researching CDST: Promises and Pitfalls -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This volume sheds empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) by providing five sets of analyses of two longitudinal, interactional datasets, involving two dyads exchanging emails over one academic semester. The collective study on CDST is the first of its kind, in that it delves into multiple subsystems of learner language, traversing the domains of morphosyntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse. The data analyses expose the dynamics of the interactional process, offering evidence of core characteristics of complex dynamic systems: sensitive dependence on initial conditions, interconnectedness of subsystems, the emergence of attractor states over time and variation in and between the individuals. Together, the analyses, each alone an engaging description, capture fine-grained patterns of change over time. More importantly, they demonstrate the impact of the ecosystem on individuals’ use of language. The book offers critical insights relevant to CDST researchers, theorists and empiricists alike, as well as to teachers seeking a nuanced understanding of the learning benefits of computer-mediated interactional activities.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781788922791 9781788922807
10.21832/9781788922807 doi
2019015410
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Second language acquisition--Study and teaching.
System theory.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics.
Asynchronous interaction. CDST. Complex Dynamic System Theory. Complexity system. Computer-mediated dyadic interaction. Dynamic system. Interlanguage. Learner language. SLA. morphosyntax. pragmatics. research methodology. semantics.
P118.2 P118.2 / .P756 2019
418.0071