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Gudmestad, Aarnes; Clay, Rebecca – Hispania, 2019
This study examines the variable occurrence of preposition duplication in contexts of coordination in Spanish (e.g., "Fui con mi madre y (con) mi padre"). We build on previous research on this variable morphosyntactic phenomenon (namely, prepositions in contexts of coordination) by expanding the type of data and the independent variables…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Form Classes (Languages), Spanish, Morphology (Languages)
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Gudmestad, Aarnes; House, Leanna; Geeslin, Kimberly L. – Language Learning, 2013
This study constitutes the first statistical analysis to employ a Bayesian multinomial probit model in the investigation of subject expression in first and second language (L2) Spanish. The study analyzes the use of third-person subject-expression forms and demonstrates that the following variables are important for subject expression:…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Spanish
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Gudmestad, Aarnes – Language Learning, 2012
This investigation connects issues in second language (L2) acquisition to topics in quantitative sociolinguistics by exploring the relationship between native-speaker (NS) and L2 variation. It is the first large-scale analysis of L2 mood use (the subjunctive-indicative contrast) in Spanish. It applies variationist findings on the range of…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Semantics, Interlanguage, English (Second Language)
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Geeslin, Kimberly L.; Gudmestad, Aarnes – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2010
This article adds to the growing body of research focused on second-language (L2) variation and constitutes the first large-scale study of the production of potentially variable grammatical structures in Spanish by English-speaking learners. The overarching goal of the project is to assess the range of forms used and the degree to which native and…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Individual Characteristics, Grammar, Monolingualism