This work provides a chronological and thematic account of empirical studies and position papers on second language (L2) writing scholarship from a complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) perspective. As a theoretical framework, CDST was formally introduced into applied linguistics research by Diane Larsen-Freeman in 1994 (Larsen-Freeman, 1994). However, more than a decade passed before CDST-L2 writing studies emerged in the literature, with Larsen-Freeman (2006) frequently cited as the first related publication. Initially, scholarship focused primarily on the quality of linguistic output (e.g., measures of complexity, accuracy, and fluency, or CAF) in North American and European contexts. Since these early foci, studies have expanded to cover a range of constructs and contexts that employ increasingly sophisticated and diverse research methods (for a recent collection of studies, see Fogal & Verspoor, 2020). In this time, a CDST approach to L2 writing research has matured alongside a general CDST view of language change that has contributed, through empirical studies, to understanding the nonlinear, adaptive, context dependent, and complex and dynamic nature of L2 development (see Hiver et al., 2021, for an overview).

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从复杂动态系统的角度看第二语言写作

这项工作从复杂动态系统理论 (CDST) 的角度提供了关于第二语言 (L2) 写作学术的实证研究和立场论文的时间顺序和主题说明。作为一个理论框架，CDST 于 1994 年被 Diane Larsen-Freeman 正式引入应用语言学研究（Larsen-Freeman，1994）。然而，在 CDST-L2 写作研究出现在文献中之前已经过去了十多年，Larsen-Freeman (2006) 经常被引用为第一个相关出版物。最初，学术研究主要关注北美和欧洲环境中语言输出的质量（例如，复杂性、准确性和流利度的度量，或 CAF）。由于这些早期的焦点，研究已经扩展到涵盖采用日益复杂和多样化的研究方法的一系列结构和背景（有关最近的研究集合，请参阅 Fogal 和 Verspoor，2020）。在这段时间里，用于二语写作研究的 CDST 方法与语言变化的一般 CDST 观点一起成熟，通过实证研究，有助于理解 L2 发展的非线性、适应性、上下文相关以及复杂和动态性质（参见 Hiver等人，2021 年，概述）。