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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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Kanwit, Matthew; Elias, Vanessa; Clay, Rebecca – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
Research on nativelike variation in second language (L2) systems indicates that learners studying abroad may adapt to regional norms as they build sociolinguistic competence (e.g., Kanwit & Solon, 2013; Salgado-Robles, 2014). Spanish exhibits variation between the intensifiers "muy" [very] and "bien" [very] across numerous…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction