Mason A. Wirtz
List of John Benjamins publications in which Mason A. Wirtz is involved.
Articles
2025 Chapter 12. In(ter)dependent dialect and standard L2 systems? On the development of receptive varietal proficiency Variation in Language Acquisition: Unity in diversity, Rosseel, Laura and Eline Zenner (eds.), pp. 240–260 | Chapter
In the Austro-Bavarian region, everyday spoken language ranges from standard to non-standard (i.e., dialect) forms. Navigating this variation is challenging for second language (L2) learners, especially due to the lack of pedagogical materials for non-standard varieties in Austria. This study… read more
2025 Chapter 12. Theoretical, methodological, and computational perspectives on immersive virtual reality in variationist SLA: Insights from user experience 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. 317–343 | Chapter
This study contributes to the methodological debate regarding the development of innovative data collection methods such as immersive virtual reality (VR) technology to investigate second-language (L2) learners’ acquisition of sociolinguistic variation. Questionnaire data were collected from 32… read more
2025 Chapter 11. Perceived varietal contact and use in the lives of adult migrant L2 learners in Austria: A look at the dialect-standard-continuum Variation in Language Acquisition: Unity in diversity, Rosseel, Laura and Eline Zenner (eds.), pp. 222–239 | Chapter
The variationist second language acquisition (SLA) literature has established that exposure to sociolinguistic variation is a necessary precursor to the ability to engage in the contextually sensitive use of linguistic variation. The goal of the present article was therefore to unpack the… read more