
Covariation & Salience in Linguistic Contact
How the social noticeability of linguistic features shapes language use and adaptation in contact settings.
How the social noticeability of linguistic features shapes language use and adaptation in contact settings.
How bilingual experience reshapes the vowel quality of filled pauses (uh/ah vs. eh) in Boston Spanish speakers.
How grammatical and discourse constraints condition overt vs. null subject pronoun use in Puerto Rican Spanish speakers in Louisiana and Puerto Rico.
How verb type and pragmatic context shape subject-verb order acceptability across Latin American Spanish dialects.
A selection of recent projects

How the social noticeability of linguistic features shapes language use and adaptation in contact settings.

How bilingual experience reshapes the vowel quality of filled pauses (uh/ah vs. eh) in Boston Spanish speakers.

How grammatical and discourse constraints condition overt vs. null subject pronoun use in Puerto Rican Spanish speakers in Louisiana and Puerto Rico.

How verb type and pragmatic context shape subject-verb order acceptability across Latin American Spanish dialects.