Current Research Projects

L2/ Bilingual Acquisition

Projects on cross-linguistic interference

The position of subjects in Spanish-English bilingual acquisition. (with J. Austin and M. Blume) [project description]. Presented at the Workshop on Language Convergence. PSU 2005. [ppt]

From a non-canonical mixed null subject to an agreement-based null subject system: The L2 Spanish of Shipibo speakers. (with J. Camacho and J. Elias) [abstract]

Morphological Convergence in Kechwa-Spanish Code-Switching.[abstract]

Syntax

Projects on Left-Periphery

Clitic doubling and the checking of focus in Limeno Spanish.  [paper].

The syntax of the left periphery in Quechua. [Book prospectus] [Chapter1].

Projects on bilingualism and language contact

Andean Spanish: A cognitive approach to the emergence of a new language.

Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world. [Book prospectus].