Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give step-by-step instructions to using macros to speed up the coding, creating a dedicated lexical profile, making min-max graphs, testing for significance in single case studies by running simulations, and modeling. Example files and data sets are available on the accompanying website (http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lllt.29.website). Although the focus is on second language development, the tools are applicable to a wide range of phenomena in applied linguistics.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789027219985
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-272-1998-5
- Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.02.2011
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2011
- Serie: Language Learning & Language Teaching
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 560 g
- Seiten: 211
- Format (B x H): 164 x 245 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt