Abstract
This special issue, focusing on different types of variation in syntactic complexity, offers a critical discussion of the role of variation in syntactic complexity research in SLA. Special attention is paid to inter‐learner variation (i.e., individual developmental trajectories of acquiring syntactic complexity) and to interactions with related constructs, for instance between syntax and morphology, and between syntactic and lexical complexity. The overarching focus of the different contributions is to investigate the possible variation of (syntactic) complexity according to various external factors, such as levels of linguistic proficiency (developmental variation), variation in task modality (i.e., oral, written), task types and genres, and variation in source and target languages (cross‐linguistic variation
Highlights
TO SPECIAL ISSUEFolkert Kuiken1 | Ineke Vedder1 | Alex Housen2 | Bastien De Clercq2This special issue, focusing on different types of variation in syntactic complexity, offers a critical discussion of the role of variation in syntactic complexity research in second language acquisition (SLA)
The overarching focus of the different contributions is to investigate the possible variation of complexity according to various external factors, such as levels of linguistic proficiency, variation in task modality, task types and genres, and variation in source and target languages
The main aim of this special issue is to highlight variation in syntactic complexity and in its research, and to present an overview of the varied ways in which syntactic complexity has been considered in SLA. This special issue consists of seven empirical studies, each of them showcasing variation in syntactic complexity in SLA research, in relation to L2 proficiency level, task modality, task type, and target and source language involved
Summary
TO SPECIAL ISSUEFolkert Kuiken1 | Ineke Vedder1 | Alex Housen2 | Bastien De Clercq2This special issue, focusing on different types of variation in syntactic complexity, offers a critical discussion of the role of variation in syntactic complexity research in SLA. This special issue consists of seven empirical studies, each of them showcasing variation in syntactic complexity in SLA research, in relation to L2 proficiency level, task modality (oral or written), task type, and target and source language involved.
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