TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akbar,Farah
AU  - Banerjee,Heidi Liu
AU  - Han,ZhaoHong
AU  - Liu,Jing
AU  - Meng,Yuan-Yuan
AU  - Sheu,Vanessa
AU  - Sáez,Natalia
TI  - Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System
T2  - Second Language Acquisition
SN  - 9781788922791
AV  - P118.2 
U1  - 418.0071 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Multilingual Matters
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Second language acquisition
KW  - System theory
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Asynchronous interaction
KW  - CDST
KW  - Complex Dynamic System Theory
KW  - Complexity system
KW  - Computer-mediated dyadic interaction
KW  - Dynamic system
KW  - Interlanguage
KW  - Learner language
KW  - SLA
KW  - morphosyntax
KW  - pragmatics
KW  - research methodology
KW  - semantics
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788922807
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788922807
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781788922807/original
ER  -