In contemporary methodological thinking, replication holds a central place. However, relatively little attention has been paid to replication in the context of complex dynamic systems theory (CDST), perhaps due to uncertainty regarding the epistemology–methodology match between these domains. In this paper, we explore the place of replication in relation to open systems and argue that three conditions must be in place for replication research to be effective: results interpretability, theoretical maturity, and terminological precision. We consider whether these conditions are part of the applied linguistics body of work, and then propose a more comprehensive framework centering on what we call substantiation research, only one aspect of which is replication. Using this framework, we discuss three approaches to dealing with replication from a CDST perspective theory. These approaches are moving from a representing to an intervening mindset, from a comprehensive theory to a mini-theory mindset, and from individual findings to a cumulative mindset.

在当代方法论思想中，复制占据中心位置。然而，相对较少关注复杂动力系统理论 (CDST) 背景下的复制，这可能是由于这些领域之间的认识论-方法论匹配的不确定性。在本文中，我们探讨了复制与开放系统相关的位置，并认为复制研究必须具备三个有效条件：结果可解释性、理论成熟度和术语精确性。我们考虑这些条件是否是应用语言学工作主体的一部分，然后提出一个以我们所谓的证实研究为中心的更全面的框架，其中只有一个方面是复制。使用此框架，我们讨论了从 CDST 角度理论处理复制的三种方法。这些方法正在从代表思维模式转变为干预思维模式，从综合理论思维模式转变为微型理论思维模式，从个人发现转变为累积思维模式。