This book honours the contribution of Marjolijn Verspoor to the development and implementation of dynamic usage-based approaches in second language research and pedagogy. With chapters written by renowned experts in the field, the book addresses the dynamics of language, language learning and language teaching from a usage-based perspective.
Wander Lowie is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Marije Michel is Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Audrey Rousse-Malpat is Assistant Professor of Language Learning in the European Languages and Cultures program, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Merel Keijzer is Full Professor and Chair of English Linguistics and English as a Second Language, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Rasmus Steinkrauss is an Assistant Professor Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen where he teaches courses on first and second language development and on research methods. His research interests are L1 and L2 development from a usage-based, Construction Grammar perspective, the role of variability in language development, and the interaction between language development and Working Memory.