Bret Linford

List of John Benjamins publications in which Bret Linford is involved.

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Study Abroad and the Second Language Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation in Spanish

Edited by Sara Zahler, Avizia Y. Long and Bret Linford

This volume offers a comprehensive snapshot of the breadth of empirical research currently being conducted on the second language acquisition of sociolinguistic variation in Spanish during study abroad. Research on this topic spans diverse methodological approaches, types of programs, linguistic… read more

[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 37] 2023. xxi, 371 pp.

Fernández Flórez, Carmen and Bret Linford 2025 Chapter 3. Implicit bias and the L2 perception of the Peninsular Spanish interdental fricative /θ/ Research at the Intersection of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics: Studies in honor of Kimberly L. Geeslin, Solon, Megan, Matthew Kanwit and Aarnes Gudmestad (eds.), pp. 65–88 | Chapter

Research on second language acquisition of regional variation shows that learners’ adoption of regionally variable forms depends on various (extra)linguistic factors (Schoonmaker-Gates, 2020). Only some regional features are adopted by L2 learners (Ringer‐Hilfinger, 2012). Explicit learner… read more

Zahler, Sara, Avizia Y. Long and Bret Linford 2023 Introduction Study Abroad and the Second Language Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation in Spanish, Zahler, Sara, Avizia Y. Long and Bret Linford (eds.), pp. 1–17 | Chapter

Linford, Bret and Kimberly L. Geeslin † 2022 The role of referent cohesiveness in variable subject expression in L2 Spanish Spanish in Context 19:3, pp. 508–536 | Article

This study examines the development of variable subject expression in Spanish across multiple proficiency levels of second-language learners. We employ a cross-sectional design and a written contextualized task in order to explore the differences in rates of subject forms as well as the degree… read more

Geeslin, Kimberly L. †, Aarnes Gudmestad, Matthew Kanwit, Bret Linford, Avizia Y. Long, Lauren B. Schmidt and Megan Solon 2018 Chapter 1. Sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of speaking Speaking in a Second Language, Alonso, Rosa Alonso (ed.), pp. 1–24 | Chapter

In face-to-face spoken interactions, language learners must construct a meaningful message consistent with the L2 grammar, articulate it comprehensibly, and manage the aspects of oral communication that reflect speaker identity, interlocutor identities, and the characteristics of the… read more

Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura, Kimberly L. Geeslin †, Danielle Daidone, Bret Linford, Avizia Y. Long, Ian Michalski and Megan Solon 2018 Chapter 13. Examining multifaceted sources of input: Variationist and usage-based approaches to understanding the L2 classroom Usage-inspired L2 Instruction: Researched pedagogy, Tyler, Andrea E., Lourdes Ortega, Mariko Uno and Hae In Park (eds.), pp. 291–311 | Chapter

Input is a central, driving component in nearly all theories of second language acquisition, but little is known about the relationship between the instructor-provided input to which classroom second language learners are exposed and attested patterns of acquisition. Our study investigates this… read more

Linford, Bret, Sara Zahler and Melissa E. Whatley 2018 Acquisition, study abroad and individual differences: The case of subject pronoun variation in L2 Spanish Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 3:2, pp. 243–274 | Article

The current study examines the combined effect of type and quantity of contact with the target language on the second language development of a variable structure, ‘subject pronoun expression’ in L2 Spanish. A written contextualized task and a language contact questionnaire were given to 26… read more

Solon, Megan, Bret Linford and Kimberly L. Geeslin † 2018 Acquisition of sociophonetic variation: Intervocalic /d/ reduction in native and nonnative Spanish Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics 31:1, pp. 309–344 | Article

This study investigates the acquisition of nativelike variation in the production of Spanish /d/ by English-speaking learners. Specifically, we examine the production of /d/ in word-internal intervocalic position in the speech of 13 highly advanced nonnative speakers (NNSs) and 13 native… read more

Linford, Bret, Avizia Y. Long, Megan Solon, Melissa E. Whatley and Kimberly L. Geeslin † 2016 Lexical frequency and subject expression in native and non-native Spanish: A closer look at independent and mediating effects Spanish Language and Sociolinguistic Analysis, Sessarego, Sandro and Fernando Tejedo-Herrero (eds.), pp. 197–216 | Article

This paper investigates the effect of lexical frequency on third-person subject form variation by native and highly-advanced non-native speakers of Spanish. In line with previous research, verb tokens which represented 1% or more of the total tokens were categorized as frequent whereas all others… read more