Rebecca Pozzi
List of John Benjamins publications in which Rebecca Pozzi is involved.
2025 Chapter 5. Acquiring sociolinguistic competence: A comparison of subject pronoun expression in L2 and L3 Spanish 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. 116–142 | Chapter
This paper compares the acquisition of subject pronoun expression in written Spanish by first-language (L1) speakers of English learning Spanish as a second language and L1 speakers of Chinese learning Spanish as a third language. A mixed-effects regression indicated that learners’ choices… read more
2023 “Being myself in Spanish”: A heritage speaker’s evolving pragmatic choices and awareness during study abroad Heritage learners studying abroad, George, Angela (ed.), pp. 230–258 | Article
This case study examines the pragmatic development of address forms of a US-based Spanish heritage speaker of Mexican descent, Juan, during an 11-week abroad program in Argentina. Instruments included a background questionnaire, a pre/post-written elicitation task, four interviews, and 16… read more
2022 Chapter 8. Acquiring sociolinguistic competence during study abroad: U.S. students in Buenos Aires Variation in Second and Heritage Languages: Crosslinguistic perspectives, Bayley, Robert, Dennis R. Preston and Xiaoshi Li (eds.), pp. 199–222 | Chapter
Recent research suggests that students make gains in the acquisition of dialectal features during study abroad; however, much of the research conducted on this topic in Spanish-speaking contexts has focused on features characteristic of Spain. This chapter examines the acquisition of three… read more
2021 Problematizing heritage language identities: Heritage speakers of Mexican descent studying abroad in Argentina Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 6:2, pp. 189–213 | Article
Heritage speaker identities have traditionally been a relevant topic of inquiry among scholars of heritage language pedagogy. Nevertheless, there is little research on Spanish heritage language identities in a study abroad context. Additionally, most existing studies on this topic focus on… read more