Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System by Zhaohong Han

Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System by Zhaohong Han

This volume sheds empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory by providing analyses of two longitudinal, interactional datasets. The individual analyses traverse the domains of morphosyntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse. As a whole, the collection demonstrates the impact of the ecosystem on individuals' use of language.

Unlike most other collections, this book consists of a series of articles that draw on data from the same macro contextThis gives a uniformity to the book that is rare in collections and very welcome. It makes a noteworthy contribution to the study of Complex Dynamic Systems and offers some important suggestions about how research in this area can move forward. I congratulate ZhaoHong Han on assembling such an interesting volume.

* Rod Ellis, Curtin University, Australia *

The time has come to deliver on the promise of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) in language studies. By adopting multiple approaches to a common data set, this innovative set of studies expertly applies CDST, and in doing so, clearly and unapologetically demonstrates both its emerging strengths and limitations.

* Peter D. MacIntyre, Cape Breton University, Canada *

This edited volume is an innovative, challenging, and stimulating collection of papers that shed empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) [...] it will provide an invaluable conception and metaphor that can assist in reinterpreting research findings, recognizing their limitations, and placing them in relation to other variables.

-- Christine Nicole Giannikas, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus * BAAL News, Issue 116, Winter 2020 *

ZhaoHong Han is Professor of Language and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests include second language learnability, second language teachability, and their interface. Among her recent publications are Complexity Theory and Language Development (co-edited with Lourdes Ortega, John Benjamins, 2017), Studies in Second Language Acquisition of Chinese (Multilingual Matters, 2014) and Linguistic Relativity in SLA (co-edited with Teresa Cadierno, Multilingual Matters, 2010).

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ISBN 13	9781788922791
ISBN 10	1788922794
Title	Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System
Author	Zhaohong Han
Series	Second Language Acquisition
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Multilingual Matters
Year published	2019-07-10
Number of pages	184
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