Inspired by the relatively sparse amount of previous work on heritage Spanish phonetics
and phonology, this study examined the intervocalic productions of/bdg/in the read and …

Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: This study examines the acoustic
realization of phrase-initial voiced stops (/b, d, g/) and intervocalic voiced approximants ([β …

This study examines the influence of L2 experience, learner variables, prosody, and
orthography on the L2 acquisition of the approximants [β],[ð], and [ˠ] in Spanish by 36 …

The voiced obstruent series/b, d, g/has articulatory differences in Spanish and English; in
addition to differences in Voice Onset Time (VOT), the manner of articulation of the voiced …

On the status of the phoneme/b/in heritage speakers of Spanish. This study examined
intervocalic productions of/b/in heritage speakers of Spanish residing in the United States …

This study investigates the acquisition of nativelike variation in the production of
Spanish/d/by English-speaking learners. Specifically, we examine the production of/d/in …

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the acquisition of spirantization of/b, d, ɡ/in
the Spanish of adult learners who have spent two years abroad in a Spanish-speaking …

This study examines the role of language proficiency and other individual factors (attitudes,
input) in the acquisition of language-specific [ð] and dialect-specific [∅] allophones of …

This study explores the impact of study abroad (SA) on second language Spanish phonetic
development. Twenty-seven English-speaking learners of Spanish, 15 who were …

Much of what is known about the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in second
language Spanish is based on studies of English-speaking learners. This body of research …