Inquiries in Hispanic Linguistics: From theory to empirical evidence
Edited by Alejandro Cuza, Lori Czerwionka and Daniel Olson
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 12] 2016. xi, 358 pp.
Daniel Olson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Daniel Olson plays a role.
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Subjects Romance linguistics | Theoretical linguistics
2024 The Bilingual Code-Switching Profile (BCSP): Assessing the reliability and validity of the BCSP questionnaire Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 14:3, pp. 400–433 | Article
Significant variation exists in bilinguals’ experiences with code-switching, from dense code-switching in multiple interactional contexts to minimal switching. Although recent research has demonstrated that a bilingual’s experience with code-switching is a crucial factor for determining both… read more
2021 Maximizing the effect of visual feedback for pronunciation instruction: A comparative analysis of three approaches Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 7:1, pp. 89–115 | Article
Visual feedback, in which learners visually analyze acoustic speech characteristics, has been shown to significantly improve pronunciation, but extant research has varied widely with respect to the target feature, length of the intervention, and type of intervention. This study presents a… read more
2020 Pragmatic development during study abroad: L2 intensifiers in spoken Spanish International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 6:2, pp. 125–162 | Article
The current investigation examined the development of second language (L2) intensifier use in spoken Spanish over a 6-week immersion program in Madrid (n = 45). Native Spanish speakers from Madrid (n = 10) served as a comparison group to represent the local ambient input or sociopragmatic norm… read more
2016 Introduction Inquiries in Hispanic Linguistics: From theory to empirical evidence, Cuza, Alejandro, Lori Czerwionka and Daniel Olson (eds.), pp. ix–xii | Article
2012
This study investigates the phonetic production of Spanish-English insertional code-switches, constituents of an embedded language inserted within a discourse of a matrix language. While previous research on the phonetics of codeswitching has focused exclusively on the segmental properties, the… read more
2009 Cues to contrastive focus in Romanian Phonetics and Phonology: Interactions and interrelations, Vigário, Marina, Sónia Frota and M. João Freitas (eds.), pp. 71–90 | Article
In this study we measured patterns of pitch alignment, pitch range and duration in relation to broad and contrastive focus in Romanian. In declarative sentences with broad focus, speakers place a pitch accent on each lexically stressed syllable with peaks that become progressively lower towards the… read more