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Complexity Theory and Language Development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-FreemanEdited by Lourdes Ortega and ZhaoHong Han
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 48] 2017
► pp. 51–58
Edited by Lourdes Ortega and ZhaoHong Han
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 48] 2017
► pp. 51–58
Chapter 2Complexity Theory and Dynamic Systems Theory
Same or different?
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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