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Ana T. Pérez-Leroux is a Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and Chair of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Toronto. She holds a cross-appointment in the Department of Linguistics and is affiliated with Victoria College. Her research focuses on child language acquisition, bilingualism, and Spanish syntax, particularly the acquisition of recursive noun phrases and silent grammatical components. She has served on the editorial boards of Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Borealis, and Revista de Logopedia y Foniatría, and is a co-editor since 2019. She has taught courses on language acquisition, Spanish grammar, and bilingualism.
Education:
- PhD, Hispanic Linguistics, University of Massachusetts (1993)
- MA, Spanish & Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1992)
- Licenciatura cum Laude, Modern Languages, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (1983)
Administrative Service:
- Chair of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Toronto (2019–Present)
- Director, Cognitive Science Program, University of Toronto (2014–2019)
Research Interests: Her experimental work explores how monolingual and bilingual children learn syntax and semantics, especially recursive structures and silent constituents. She investigates grammatical complexity in Spanish and other Romance languages, with recent emphasis on bilingual vulnerability and L2 acquisition challenges.
Publications: Her recent work includes studies on NP recursion, clitic systems in bilingual children, and syntax-semantics interfaces. Key contributions address recursive modification, object omissions, and the interplay between language structure and cognitive development.
Awards/Honors: Not explicitly listed in provided texts, though her editorial roles and leadership positions reflect academic recognition.
Grants & Labs: Her research has been supported by grants focusing on language acquisition and bilingualism. She directs projects on child language development and collaborates internationally, including visits to Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2013–2014) and Michigan State University (2003–2004).
