John Archibald, University of Victoria

Research

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L2/L3 phonology second language acquisition language learnability multilingualism

Latest papers

The Architecture of Bilingual Phonological Knowledge and Performance.
Language and speech · 2026 · first author
Such sweet thunder.
Second language research · 2025 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Explaining variation in third language phonology
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$117,437
Explaining Third Language Phonology
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$66,167
Explaining Third Language Phonology
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$21,612

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

The Architecture of Bilingual Phonological Knowledge and Performance.

Archibald J

Language and speech2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/00238309261473989 PMID: 42642844

02

Such sweet thunder.

Archibald J

Second language research2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/02676583251339901 PMID: 40678783

Explaining variation in third language phonology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Archibald, John

$117,437

Explaining Third Language Phonology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Archibald, John

Keywords: L3 phonology; multilingualism

$66,167

Explaining Third Language Phonology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Archibald, John

Keywords: L3 phonology; multilingualism

$21,612

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: L2/L3 phonology Dear Professor Archibald, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The Architecture of Bilingual Phonological Knowledge and Performance." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Explaining variation in third language phonology" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]