Child heritage speakers' acquisition of the Spanish subjunctive in volitional and adverbial clauses
M Dracos, PE Requena - Language Acquisition, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Spanish subjunctive mood (SUBJ) is said to be highly vulnerable in heritage language
(HL) acquisition. However, there is little controlled research on HL-speaking children …
(HL) acquisition. However, there is little controlled research on HL-speaking children …
Dominance, language experience, and increased interaction effects on the development of pragmatic knowledge in heritage bilingual children: Acceptance of null and …
We investigate whether dominance, language experience, and increased interaction have
an effect on the development of heritage bilingual children's knowledge of the discourse …
an effect on the development of heritage bilingual children's knowledge of the discourse …
On the Explanatory Validity of Proxies of Frequency in Heritage Language Acquisition Research: Evidence from Triangulated Data in Spanish
P Thane - Heritage Language Journal, 2023 - brill.com
Use and activation of the heritage language (hl) are essential for its maintenance, and the
frequency of individual words affects heritage speakers'(hs) morphological knowledge …
frequency of individual words affects heritage speakers'(hs) morphological knowledge …
Toward explaining variability in heritage varieties: Systematic patterns of differential object marking in adult heritage speakers of Spanish
MC Callen - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Recent approaches to heritage languages have sought to identify explanations for variability
in heritage grammars. The present study explores variable patterns of Spanish differential …
in heritage grammars. The present study explores variable patterns of Spanish differential …
Representational and computational changes in heritage language grammars
S Montrul - Heritage Language Journal, 2021 - brill.com
The notion of complexity has been applied to descriptions and comparisons of languages
and to explanations related to ease and difficulty of various linguistic phenomena in first and …
and to explanations related to ease and difficulty of various linguistic phenomena in first and …
Where we are and where we ought to be: The need for research-based assessments for dual language immersion learners
In this paper, we address a lack of assessments of partner language development in dual
language immersion (DLI) programs. We propose several important considerations that are …
language immersion (DLI) programs. We propose several important considerations that are …
Definiteness marking in American Norwegian: a unique pattern among the Scandinavian languages
Y van Baal - The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics, 2023 - Springer
This paper examines definiteness marking in American Norwegian (AmNo), a heritage
variety of Norwegian spoken in the US. The description adds another language to the much …
variety of Norwegian spoken in the US. The description adds another language to the much …
First things third? The extension of canonically third-person singular inflections to first-person singular subjects in adult heritage Spanish
D Giancaspro, J Higdon - Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Previous research has found that heritage speakers of Spanish sometimes extend
canonically third-person singular (3PS) verbal morphology to first-person singular (1PS) …
canonically third-person singular (3PS) verbal morphology to first-person singular (1PS) …
Adjectives in heritage Spanish
Ordering of predicative adjectives within the Noun Phrase varies cross linguistically in
systematic ways (Cinque 2010). In Spanish adjectival ordering exhibits more flexibility than …
systematic ways (Cinque 2010). In Spanish adjectival ordering exhibits more flexibility than …