Sonya Bird
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sonya Bird is involved.
Articles
2025 Hul’q’umi’num’ listening quizzes: Speech perception in a language revitalization classroom context Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 11:3, pp. 363–393 | Article
In this paper, we discuss a set of 60 listening quizzes, created to support adult learners of Hul’q’umi’num’ (Coast Salish) in fine-tuning their listening and speaking skills. Hul’q’umi’num’ has a rich consonant inventory, including many sounds not found in learners’ L1 (English). The goal of… read more
2020 Pronunciation among adult Indigenous language learners: The case of SENĆOŦEN /t’/ Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 6:2, pp. 148–179 | Article
This paper describes the features that set adult Indigenous language learning apart from other types second language learning, examining in particular the role that unique teaching and learning contexts might play in the acquisition of pronunciation. As a case study, the pronunciation of… read more