Robyn Wright
List of John Benjamins publications for which Robyn Wright plays a role.
Articles
2024 Who says ejque? Spanish language attitudes towards velarized/s/ Spanish in Context 21:2, pp. 219–246 | Article
This paper examines language attitudes of 386 participants from all regions of Spain toward a phonetic variant used in the Madrid area, velarized coda /s/. Results show that velarized /s/ aids in the identification of a Madrid origin and, moreover, that velarized /s/ speakers are considered… read more
2022 Chapter 6. Spanish rhotic variation and development in uninstructed immersion Variation in Second and Heritage Languages: Crosslinguistic perspectives, Bayley, Robert, Dennis R. Preston and Xiaoshi Li (eds.), pp. 127–158 | Chapter
Perhaps due to the salient differences between English and Spanish rhotics, there has been a robust discussion regarding the acquisition of Spanish taps and trills by first language (L1) English speakers. Previous studies that have explored rhotic development have suggested that while there is a… read more