Edited by Wander Lowie, Rosmawati and Vanessa De Wilde
This edited volume is a timely and significant contribution to second language development research from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) perspective. The book addresses the growing need for consistent and practical methodologies for CDST research. Each chapter presents an innovative method… read more
CDST considers language as a fractal object. In line with Rosmawati and Lowie’s (2024) argument about the multifractal nature of syntactic structures in L1 English, we hypothesize that the distribution of syntactic structures in L2 English texts is also multifractal. In this chapter, we will use… read more
This chapter investigates changes in the textual manifestation of the syntactic complexity construct in second language (L2) academic writing at the advanced level through linguistically profiling the academic essays of an L2 graduate student in a Master of Education (TESOL) program in Australia. read more
This paper reports on the development of complexity and accuracy in English as a Second Language (ESL) academic writing. Although research into complexity and accuracy development in second language (L2) writing has been well established, few studies have assumed the multidimensionality of these… read more