Ph.D., Hispanic Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Hispanic Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Spanish, Auburn University
B.A. (Licenciatura), Translation and Interpreting, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Department of Romance Languages
University of Georgia
August 2026 – Present
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures (MCLL)
California State University, Fresno
August 2023 – July 2026
Berríos, J., & Kanwit, M. (2026). "Frequency and phonological effects on variable noun-adjective order in a spontaneous-speech corpus of Venezuelan Spanish." Spanish in Context (Online First). https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069261422011
Kanwit, M., Berríos, J., & Hernández Hurtado, A. (2026). "Communicative competence and the acquisition of variation by heritage speakers abroad: Main methods, principal findings, and future directions." Spanish as a Heritage Language, 6(1), 14-38. https://doi.org/10.5744/shl.2026.3596
Fafulas, S., Méndez, L., Berríos, J., Perry, J., Holt, Y., & Winnick, C. (2026). "Subject expression and cross-linguistic interference among bilingual Latino children in eastern North Carolina." International Journal of Bilingualism, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069261422011
Fafulas, S., Guo, J., Berríos, J., & Geeslin, K. L. (2025). "A study of lexical bases and variation of progressive constructions in the Spanish of English-speaking learners." In M. Solon, M. Kanwit, & A. Gudmestad (Eds.), Research at the Intersection of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics: Studies in honor of Kimberly L. Geeslin (pp. 10–34). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.43.01faf
Berríos, J., & Kanwit, M. (2024). "Progressive aspect across temporalities: variation between synthetic and analytic forms in L1 and L2 Spanish." Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 17(2), 161–195. https://doi.org/10.1515/shll-2024-2008
Berríos, J., Swain, A., & Fricke, M. (2023). "Implementing the map task in applied linguistics research: What, how, and why." Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2(3), 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100081
Swain, A., Berríos, J., & Kanwit, M. (2023). "Exploring future-in-the-past variation in Seville and Caracas: ¿Cambiaría o iba a cambiar?" In S. Fernández Cuenca, T. Judy, & L. Miller (Eds.), Innovative Approaches to Research in Hispanic Linguistics: Regional, diachronic, and learner profile variation (pp. 58–80). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.38.03swa
Kanwit, M., & Berríos, J. (2023). "Corpora, cognition, and usage-based approaches." In M. Díaz-Campos & S. Balasch (Eds.), The Handbook of Usage-Based Linguistics (pp. 269–286). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119839859.ch15
Kanwit, M., & Berríos, J. (2021). "No se sabía de que eso iba a pasar: Variation in the use of the ‘dequeísmo’ structure in Spanish." In M. Díaz-Campos (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Variationist Approaches to Spanish (pp. 653–669). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429200267-41
Conference presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, San Francisco, CA
Karamanlian, D.; Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Arizona
Fafulas, S.; Collados Salmerón, C.; Berríos, J.; Raymond, C. W.
Conference presentation at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Arizona
Fafulas, S.; Berríos, J.; Guo, J.
Conference presentation at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Arizona
Berríos, J.; Swain, A.; Fricke, M.
Conference presentation at Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, Palm Springs, CA
Hashemi, T.; Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at New Ways of Analyzing Variation, Miami Beach, FL
Guo, J.; Berríos, J.; Fafulas, S.; Geeslin, K.
Conference presentation at Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, Portland, OR
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR
Berríos, J.; Marcos Miguel, N.
Conference presentation at 8th Annual Symposium on Language Research, University of California, Davis
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics, Pittsburgh, PA
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, Wake Forest University (remote)
Swain, A.; Berríos, J.; Kanwit, M.
Conference presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics, Remote
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation (accepted, canceled due to COVID-19) at International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics, Georgia Tech
Kanwit, M.; Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at 12th Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium, Georgetown University
Berríos, J.
Conference presentation at Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Texas at El Paso
Berríos, J.; Kanwit, M.
Conference presentation at Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky
Berríos, J.
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