Zu Umgang mit Variation in der Lernersprachenanalyse. Perspektiven aus und für DaF/DaZ Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • In this article, we argue that learner language analysis in German as a Second / Foreign Language should give greater consideration to variation. Looking at three exemplary research topics (verb placement, complexity, and register in German as a Second / Foreign Language), we demonstrate where variation plays a role and how it can be integrated into acquisition models both theoretically and methodologically. The field of learner corpus linguistics provides excellent methods for analysing variability in learner data.

publication date

  • December 12, 2022