In:Complexity Theory and Language Development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman
Edited by Lourdes Ortega and ZhaoHong Han
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 48] 2017
► pp. 51–58
Chapter 2Complexity Theory and Dynamic Systems Theory
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Published online: 1 November 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.48.03deb
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.48.03deb
Abstract
In this contribution, the history and use of the two labels Complexity Theory (CT) and Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) are presented. Although they have a different ontology, there does not seem to be a reason for choosing one or the other to refer to the same phenomenon. I propose to use the label Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) as the general label to refer to the systems studied.
Article outline
- DST and CT in historical perspective
- DST and CT in the literature
- Methodological issues
- Quantitative modeling, qualitative modeling and dynamical descriptions
- New terms and their impact
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