Mercedes Martinez Bruera
Biographic Data
| ID | 8995538 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mercedes Martinez Bruera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mercedes Martinez |
| FAMILY NAME | Bruera |
| SIGNATURE | BRUERA M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-2891-7045 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Are heritage speakers one step ahead in ongoing processes of diachronic change
This study investigates whether heritage speakers of European Portuguese (EP) show a diachronically advanced behaviour in their comprehension of null object constructions. Based on a comprehension experiment, we compared heritage speakers to homeland speakers of EP, on the one hand and homeland speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) on the other, the latter representing a variety in which null objects have diachronically spread. Our results confir…
Heritage Grammars and Language Change
Some differences between the grammars of heritage and monolingual speakers have been attributed to grammatical innovation, such that heritage behavior may reflect ongoing patterns of diachronic change. We examined this claim by comparing the acceptability of clitic doubling in three different speaker groups: monolingual and heritage speakers of European Spanish, and Rioplatense Spanish monolinguals. Accusative clitic doubling is grammaticalized i…
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Heritage Grammars and Language Change
Some differences between the grammars of heritage and monolingual speakers have been attributed to grammatical innovation, such that heritage behavior may reflect ongoing patterns of diachronic change. We examined this claim by comparing the acceptability of clitic doubling in three different speaker groups: monolingual and heritage speakers of European Spanish, and Rioplatense Spanish monolinguals. Accusative clitic doubling is grammaticalized i…
Are heritage speakers one step ahead in ongoing processes of diachronic change
This study investigates whether heritage speakers of European Portuguese (EP) show a diachronically advanced behaviour in their comprehension of null object constructions. Based on a comprehension experiment, we compared heritage speakers to homeland speakers of EP, on the one hand and homeland speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) on the other, the latter representing a variety in which null objects have diachronically spread. Our results confir…
Heritage language (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Categorization, perception, and language (1 work) · Clitic (1 work) · Comprehension (1 work) · Homeland (1 work) · Judgement (1 work) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (1 work) · Natural Language Processing Techniques (1 work) · Portuguese (1 work)