Owen Ward

Owen Ward is a Sessional Lecturer and Research Assistant specializing in Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics. His doctoral dissertation focused on the acquisition of English lexical stress and reduced vowels by native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese and Colombian Spanish, highlighting the intersection between segments and suprasegmentals in L2 acquisition research. As a researcher, he has conducted studies on both L2 acquisition and linguistic transfer in bilingual populations. 

Education

• PhD, Spanish (Linguistics stream), University of Toronto
• MA, Hispanic Studies (Linguistics stream), Western University
• HBA, Spanish (Specialization in English/Spanish Translation) and French (Minor), University of Waterloo

Areas of Teaching and Research Interests

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• L2 Acquisition
• Bilingualism
• Spanish Language

Selected Publications