Ubiratã K. Alves
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ubiratã K. Alves is involved.
Articles
2025 Chapter 2. A non-linear Bayesian approach to examine the development of Brazilian Portuguese (L3) vowels by an Argentinean learner Research Methods in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Approaches to Second Language Development, Lowie, Wander, Rosmawati and Vanessa De Wilde (eds.), pp. 11–34 | Chapter
This chapter presents a methodological contribution to language development research from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) perspective by implementing Bayesian Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs). We illustrate this approach with a case study on the longitudinal development of… read more
2020 Multi-directionality in language transfer: Development of the vowel system of Brazilian Portuguese as a second (L2) or third language (L3) Linguistic Approaches to Portuguese as an Additional Language, Molsing, Karina Veronica, Cristina Becker Lopes Perna and Ana Maria Tramunt Ibaños (eds.), pp. 83–106 | Chapter
This study addresses the multi-directionality of vowel transfer by L1 Riverplate Spanish learners of Brazilian Portuguese. We verify the influence of the second language (L2) and the third language (L3) on the production of the mother tongue (L1). Our results showed that (1) the development of… read more