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Verbal Agreement In The L2 Spanish Of Speakers Of Nahuatl, Alma Ramirez-Trujillo, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Feb 2015

Verbal Agreement In The L2 Spanish Of Speakers Of Nahuatl, Alma Ramirez-Trujillo, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Alma P Ramirez-Trujillo

This paper examines the production of subject/verb agreement in the L2 Spanish of Nahuatl L1 speakers in light of the debate on whether problems with morphology are evidence for a deficit at the functional level in second language acquisition. In particular, it focuses on whether age of acquisition is the determining factor in the production of agreement, or whether quantity and quality of input are. Results show that there was no difference in the rate or type of error according to age of acquisition, but there was an important difference in rate between those participants who had little or no …


Subject Object Asymmetries In The Grammar Of Bilingual And Monolingual Spanish Speakers: Evidence Against Connectionism, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2010

Subject Object Asymmetries In The Grammar Of Bilingual And Monolingual Spanish Speakers: Evidence Against Connectionism, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Hispanic Linguistics, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, D. Heap, A-T. Pérez-Leroux Dec 2009

Introduction To Hispanic Linguistics, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, D. Heap, A-T. Pérez-Leroux

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


How Spanish Phonotactics Informs Psycholinguistic Models Of Speech Production, Michael Shelton Dec 2009

How Spanish Phonotactics Informs Psycholinguistic Models Of Speech Production, Michael Shelton

Michael Shelton

No abstract provided.


Eventive And Stative Passives: The Role Of Transfer In The Acquisition Of Ser And Estar By German And English L1 Speakers, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2008

Eventive And Stative Passives: The Role Of Transfer In The Acquisition Of Ser And Estar By German And English L1 Speakers, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


A Sociolinguistic Analysis Of Final /S/ In Miami Cuban Spanish, Andrew Lynch Dec 2008

A Sociolinguistic Analysis Of Final /S/ In Miami Cuban Spanish, Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch

This study analyzes the variation of syllable- and word-final /s/ among two generations of Cubans in Miami, Florida (USA): older, early exile immigrants who arrived in Miami as adults in the 1960s and 1970s, and young Miami-born Cubans whose maternal and paternal grandparents immigrated to Miami from Cuba prior to 1980. Since sibilant weakening is generally considered to be an ongoing language change in Caribbean Spanish, it was hypothesized that the young generation of English-dominant bilinguals would present with much higher rates of aspiration and deletion, in keeping with Carmen Silva-Corvalán’s (1994) hypothesis that linguistic changes are accelerated in situations …


Methodological Issues In The L2 Acquisition Of A Syntax/Semantics Phenomenon: How To Assess L2 Knowledge Of Mood In Spanish Relative Clauses., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost Dec 2007

Methodological Issues In The L2 Acquisition Of A Syntax/Semantics Phenomenon: How To Assess L2 Knowledge Of Mood In Spanish Relative Clauses., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Eventive And Stative Passives In Spanish L2 Acquisition: A Matter Of Aspect, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. E. Valenzuela Dec 2007

Eventive And Stative Passives In Spanish L2 Acquisition: A Matter Of Aspect, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


The Time Course Of Stress And Syllable-Level Encoding: Evidence From A Delayed Naming Task In Spanish, Michael Shelton Dec 2007

The Time Course Of Stress And Syllable-Level Encoding: Evidence From A Delayed Naming Task In Spanish, Michael Shelton

Michael Shelton

No abstract provided.


An Experimental Approach To Syllable Weight And Stress In Spanish, Michael Shelton Jul 2007

An Experimental Approach To Syllable Weight And Stress In Spanish, Michael Shelton

Michael Shelton

This work examines the cognitive representation of phonotactic constraints on Spanish stress via the collection of behavioral data. Critical stimuli in four experiments consist of non-words that violate the Spanish stress window. Experiment 1 finds statistical differences among latency and accuracy data for stimuli that represent theoretic ally proscribed sequences, theoretically licit sequences that are unattested for diachronic reasons, and fully licit gaps. Experiments 2 and 3 find differential patterning of rising and falling diphthongs. Experiment 4 tests the time course of phonological encoding and evidences differential treatment of both diphthong types across delays in a delayed naming task . …


Acquisition Of The Spanish Plural By French L2 Speakers: The Role Of Transfer., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2006

Acquisition Of The Spanish Plural By French L2 Speakers: The Role Of Transfer., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Interpretive Deficit? Evidence From The Future Tense In L2 Spanish, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela Dec 2006

Interpretive Deficit? Evidence From The Future Tense In L2 Spanish, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Parámetro De Polisíntesis En Náhuatl: ¿Desaparición Por Influencia Del Español?, R. Herrera, A. Holzrichter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2005

Parámetro De Polisíntesis En Náhuatl: ¿Desaparición Por Influencia Del Español?, R. Herrera, A. Holzrichter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Variability In Contact Spanish: Implications For Second Language Acquisition, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Cristina Atoche Dec 2005

Variability In Contact Spanish: Implications For Second Language Acquisition, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Cristina Atoche

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Conexionismo O Nativismo? Construcciones Con Se En Hablantes Bilingües., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2005

Conexionismo O Nativismo? Construcciones Con Se En Hablantes Bilingües., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


The Status Of Ser And Estar In Late And Early Bilingual L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela Dec 2005

The Status Of Ser And Estar In Late And Early Bilingual L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Is The Semantics/Syntax Interface Vulnerable In L2 Acquisition? Focus On Mood Distinctions In Relative Clauses In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost Dec 2005

Is The Semantics/Syntax Interface Vulnerable In L2 Acquisition? Focus On Mood Distinctions In Relative Clauses In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Knowledge Of Clitic Doubling In Spanish: A Comparison Of Early And Late Bilinguals, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2005

Knowledge Of Clitic Doubling In Spanish: A Comparison Of Early And Late Bilinguals, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Specificity In Spanish: The Syntax/Semantics Interface In Sla, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Claudia Borgonovo, Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, Philippe Prévost, Elena Valenzuela Dec 2005

Specificity In Spanish: The Syntax/Semantics Interface In Sla, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Claudia Borgonovo, Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, Philippe Prévost, Elena Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Prosodic Rhythm And African American English, Erik R. Thomas, Phillip M. Carter Dec 2005

Prosodic Rhythm And African American English, Erik R. Thomas, Phillip M. Carter

Phillip M. Carter

Prosodic rhythm was measured for a sample of 20 African American and 20 European American speakers from North Carolina using the metric devised by Low, Grabe, and Nolan (2000), which involves comparisons of the durations of vowels in adjacent syllables. In order to gain historical perspective, the same technique was applied to the ex-slave recordings described in Bailey, Maynor, and Cukor-Avila (1991) and to recordings of five Southern European Americans born before the Civil War. In addition, Jamaicans, Hispanics of Mexican origin who spoke English as their L2, and Hispanics speaking Spanish served as control groups. Results showed that the …


Nahuatl And The Polysynthesis Parameter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Roberto Herrera, Amanda Holtzrichter Dec 2004

Nahuatl And The Polysynthesis Parameter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Roberto Herrera, Amanda Holtzrichter

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Acquisition Of Mood Distinctions In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost Dec 2004

Acquisition Of Mood Distinctions In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Relationship Between Transfer And Input In The Acquisition Of The Spanish Passi, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela Dec 2004

Exploring The Relationship Between Transfer And Input In The Acquisition Of The Spanish Passi, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


The (Dis)Association Between Morphology And Syntax: The Case Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2002

The (Dis)Association Between Morphology And Syntax: The Case Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Knowledge Of Tense In The Mental Representation Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2002

Knowledge Of Tense In The Mental Representation Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Learners' Competence May Be More Accurate Than We Think., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2002

Learners' Competence May Be More Accurate Than We Think., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


Clitic Placement In L2 French: Evidence From Sentence Matching., N. Duffield, L. White, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, S. Montrul, P. Prévost Dec 2001

Clitic Placement In L2 French: Evidence From Sentence Matching., N. Duffield, L. White, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, S. Montrul, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


L2 Acquisition Of Spanish Dps: The Status Of Grammatical Features., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, L. White Dec 2001

L2 Acquisition Of Spanish Dps: The Status Of Grammatical Features., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, L. White

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


La Position Syntaxique Du Thème Des Verbes À Sujet D’Expérience Datif, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito Dec 2001

La Position Syntaxique Du Thème Des Verbes À Sujet D’Expérience Datif, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.


L2 Acquisition Of Indefinite Object Drop In Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, P. Guijarro-Fuentes Dec 2001

L2 Acquisition Of Indefinite Object Drop In Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, P. Guijarro-Fuentes

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

No abstract provided.