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Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Xiaofei Lu comprehensively reviews empirical studies that employ corpus linguistic methods to examine learner and task variables that condition variation in second language use.
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CONTENTS
List of Tables
Series Editor’s Preface
Preface
1 Introduction
Corpus Linguistics Meets Second Language Acquisition
Overview of the Book
References
2 Variation in Second Language Use
Introduction
Measuring Variation in Second Language Use
Learner-Related Variables and Variation in Second Language Use
Task-Related Variables and Variation in Second Language Use
Summary
References
3 Factors Influencing Second Language Processing and Production
Introduction
Usage-Based Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
Frequency and Contingency
Other Factors
Summary
References
4 Second Language Development Trajectories and Influential Factors
Introduction
L2 Development of Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency
L2 Development of Lexical Knowledge
L2 Phraseological Development
L2 Development of Grammatical and Morphosyntactic Constructions
L2 Development of Stance
Summary
References
5 Variability and Variation in Second Language Development
Introduction
A Complex Dynamic Systems Approach to Second Language Acquisition
Inter- and Intra-Learner Variability in Second Language Development
Individual Variation in Second Language Development
Summary
References
6 Conclusion
Introduction
Summary of the Book
Reflections and Future Research Directions
References
Index
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Xiaofei Lu is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. His research specializations include corpus linguistics, second language acquisition, second language writing, English for Academic Purposes, and computer-assisted language learning. He is the author of Computational Methods for Corpus Annotation and Analysis (2014).
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In Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Xiaofei Lu comprehensively reviews empirical studies that employ corpus linguistic methods to examine learner and task variables that condition variation in second language use.
