Marjolijn Verspoor

Marjolijn Verspoor
Marjolijn Verspoor
	Verspoor in 2018.
Born	11 March 1952; Leiden, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University;
Known for	Second language acquisition; Second language writing; Complex Dynamic Systems Theory; Usage-based linguistics;
Spouse	Kees de Bot
	Scientific career
Fields	Second language acquisition; Second language writing; Complex Dynamic Systems Theory; Usage-based linguistics;
Institutions	University of Groningen; University of Pannonia;
Thesis	Semantic Criteria in Complement Selection (1990)
Website	Verspoor on the website of the University of Groningen

Marjolijn Verspoor (born 1952) is a Dutch linguist. She is a professor of English language and English as a second language at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. She is known for her work on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and the application of dynamical systems theory to study second language development. Her interest is also in second language writing.

She is one of the members of the "Dutch School of Dynamic Systems" who proposed to apply time-series data to study second language development along with de Bot, van Geert, and Lowie.

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