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In:Research Methods in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Approaches to Second Language Development
Edited by Wander Lowie, Rosmawati and Vanessa De Wilde
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 14] 2025
► pp. 1–10

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Chapter 1
Introduction

 | University of Groningen
 | Singapore Institute of Technology
 | Ghent University
Published online: 11 September 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.14.01low
Article outline
  • Scope and overview
  • Models and generalizability
  • Change and relations
  • Variability and fractals
  • A methodological focus
  • References
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