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2007-Present Associate Professor, Department of French, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2006-Present Associate Faculty member, Graduate programme, Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
2003-Present Associate Faculty member, Second Language Education graduate programme, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
2002-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of French, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2000-2001 Instructor, École de langues modernes, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC
Fall 1999 Instructor, English and French Language Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Fall 19999 Administrative Assistant (Language Monitor Programme), English and French Language Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC
1997-2000 Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
1996-2002 Research Assistant, Department of Linguistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
1994-1996 Instructor, Department of French, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
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1996/2002 PhD in Linguistics, McGill University, Montreal QC Specialization: Second Language Acquisition, Phonology Dissertation: “Representation and phonological licensing in the L2 acquisition of prosodic structure”; distributed by the McGill Working Papers in Linguistics: Supervisor: Heather Goad
1994/1996 MA in French Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston ON Specialization: French Linguistics MA Thesis: “Difficultés et erreurs de performance dans l’accord adjectival en français L2” Supervisor: Gregory Lessard
1989/1993 BA (Hons) in French Literature, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB
Refereed
2007. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Acquiring /R/ in context. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 29(3): 381-406.
2007. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Voicing-dependent cluster simplification asymmetries in Spanish and French. In P. Prieto, J. Mascaró & M.J. Solé (eds.), Segmental and prosodic issues in Romance phonology. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 109-129..
2006. Steele, J. & A.-M. Brousseau. Parallels in process: Comparing creole and second language phonologies. In C. Lefebvre, C. Jourdain & L. White (eds.), Dialogues: L2 acquisition and creole genesis. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 331-352.
2006. A representational licensing-based account of asymmetries in the L2 acquisition of place. In R. Slabakova, S.A. Montrul & P. Prévost (eds.), Inquiries in linguistic development in honor of Lydia White. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, pp. 189-211.
2006. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Native-like attainment in the L2 acquisition of Spanish stop-liquid clusters. In C.A. Klee & T.L. Face (eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 7th Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as First and Second Languages. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla, pp. 59-73.
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Phonetically-driven epenthesis asymmetries in French and Spanish obstruent-liquid clusters. In R.S. Gess & E.J. Rubin (eds.), Theoretical and experimental approaches to Romance linguistics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 59-73.
2003. Goad, H., L. White & J. Steele. Missing surface inflection in L2 acquisition: Defective syntax or L1-constrained prosodic structure. Canadian Journal of Linguistics 48(3/4): 243-263.
2002. Steele, J. & J. Auger. A constraint-based analysis of intraspeaker variation: Vocalic epenthesis in Vimeu Picard. In T. Satterfield, C. Tortora & D. Cresti (eds.), Current Issues in Romance Languages. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, pp. 317-335.
2000. J. Auger & J. Steele. Vowel epenthesis in Vimeu Picard: A preliminary investigation. In Selected Papers from New Ways to Analyze Variation (NWAVE) 27. University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics 6(2): 1-15.
1997. Les études de performance de L2 en grammaire générative: Implications pour l’enseignement. Revue Frontenac 13: 89-103.
Non-Refereed
2005. Position-sensitive licensing asymmetries and developmental paths in L2 acquisition. In L. Dektydspotter, R.A. Sprouse & A. Liljestrand (eds.), Proceedings of the 7th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference (GASLA 2004). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, pp. 226-237.
2004. Review of Féry, C. & R. van de Vijver (eds.), The syllable in optimality theory. Linguist List.
2003. Goad, H., L. White & J. Steele. Missing surface inflection in L2 acquisition: A prosodic account. In B. Beachley, A. Brown & F. Conlin (eds.), Proceedings of the 27th Boston University conference on language development. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, pp. 264-275.
2001. Phonetic cues to phonological acquisition: Evidence from L2 syllabification. In A. H.-J. Do, L. Dominguez and A. Johansen (eds.), Proceedings of the 25th Boston University conference on language development. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, pp. 732-743. PDF Version
2002. L2 learners’ modification of target language syllable structure: Prosodic licensing effects in interlanguage phonology. In A. James & J. Leather (eds.), New Sounds 2000: Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on the acquisition of second-language speech. Klagenfurt, Austria: University of Klagenfurt, pp. 315-324. PDF Version
Working Papers
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Liquid asymmetries in French and Spanish. Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics 24:1-14..
2001. Ultimate attainment in L2 prosodic phonology. McGill Working Papers in Linguistics 15(2): 105-119. PDF Version
Manuscripts
Under revision. Perceptually-driven deletion and the positive role of orthography in L2 phonological acquisition. 32pp.
Under revision. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Competing phonetic motivations of stop-liquid cluster simplification in French and Spanish. 40pp.
Under revision. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Integrating articulatory markedness in a theory of L2 phonological development.
In preparation. Bien parler: guide de prononciation et d'orthoépie françaises. 329pp.
In preparation. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. Selected proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Laboratory Approaches to Spanish Phonology. Somervile, MA: Cascadille Press.
Refereed Conference Presentations
2007. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Acquiring microphonetic varation: the case of French and Spanish SR clusters". Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL) 37, Pittsburgh, PA, March 15-18.
2006. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Integrating articulatory markedness into a theory of L2 phonological development ". Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL) 36, New Brunswick, NJ, March 31-April 2.
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Voicing-dependent cluster simplification asymmetries in Spanish and French". Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (PAPI) 2005, Barcelona, Spain, June 20-21.
2005. "Assessing the role of orthographic versus uniquely auditory input in acquiring new L2 segments". 7èmes rencontres internationales du réseau français de phonologie, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 2-4.
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele "Acquiring /R/ in context". 7èmes rencontres internationales du réseau français de phonologie, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 2-4.
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele "Explaining differences in the L2 acquisition of multiple phonetic parameters". Canadian Linguistics Association Annual Conference, London, ON, May 28-31.
2004. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Native-like attainment in the L2 acquisition of Spanish obstruent-liquid clusters" 7th Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as First and Second Languages, Minneapolis, MN, October 15-17.
2004. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Length cues to phonemic voicing in Romance obstruent-liquid clusters" Canadian Linguistic Association Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB, May 29-31.
2004. "Position-sensitive licensing asymmetries and developmental paths in L2 acquisition" Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA) 7, Bloomington, IN, April 16-18.
2004. Colantoni. L. & J. Steele. "Phonetically-driven epenthesis asymmetries in French and Spanish obstruent-liquid clusters" Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LRSL) 34, Salt Lake City, UT, March 12-14.
2003. "Markedness constraints on heads and feet in L2 French." Conference of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA 23), Edinburgh, UK, September 17-19.
2002. “The role of phonetic cues in the (mis)construction of L2 phonological inputs”. Going Romance 16, Groningen, NL, November 28-30.
2002. Goad, H., L. White & J. Steele. “Missing surface inflection in SLA: A prosodic account”. Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD), Boston, MA, November 1-3.
2000. “Phonetic cues to phonological acquisition: Evidence from L2 phonology”. Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD), Boston, MA, November 3-5.
2000. “L2 learners’ modification of target language syllable structure: Prosodic licensing effects in interlanguage phonology”. New Sounds 2000, Amsterdam, NL, September 4-7.
2000. “It’s almost as good the second time ’round: Native-like ultimate attainment in L2 phonology”. Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA) 2000, Cambridge, MA, March 31-April 2.
2000. “Interlanguage development, markedness and ultimate attainment: Is L2 acquisition really fundamentally different?”. Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL) 30, Gainesville, FL, Feb. 24-27.
1999. Auger, J. & J. Steele. “Vowel epenthesis in Vimeu picard: A quantitative analysis of constraint interaction”. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAVE) 28, Toronto, ON, Oct. 14-17.
1999. “On right-edge syllabification in L2 phonology”. Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 99, Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 23-26.
1999. Auger, J. & J. Steele. “A case study in microparametric variation: Vowel epenthesis in Vimeu Picard”. 10th International Conference on Methods in Dialectology (Methods X), St. John’s, Nfld, Aug. 1-6.
1999. Steele, J. & J. Auger. “A constraint-based analysis of intraspeaker variation: Vocalic epenthesis in Vimeu Picard”. Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL) 29, Ann Arbor, MI, April 8-11.
1998. Auger, J. & J. Steele. “Vowel epenthesis in Vimeu Picard: A preliminary investigation”. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAVE) 27, Athens, GA, Oct. 1-4.
Workshops
2006. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. “Articulatory complexity, acoustic similarity and the acquisition of Spanish and French rhotics”. Ontario Dialogues on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Toronto, March 10.
2005. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. “Variation as a source of difficulty in the L2 acquisition of Spanish stop-liquid clusters”. Ontario Dialogues on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Western Ontario, March 4.
2004. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. “Explaining differences in the L2 acquisition of a variable phonetic pattern”, Bilingual Workshop on Theoretical Linguistics 8, Toronto, ON, December 10.
2004. Steele, J. & A.-M. Brousseau. "Creole phonology as non-native-like ultimate attainment". Montreal Dialogues: Processes in L2 Acquisition and in Creole Genesis, Montreal, QC, Aug. 27-29.
2004. “Why it's better to be different: Somes lessons on similarity avoidance from Spanish and French obstruent-liquid clusters”. Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto Workshop on Phonology (MOT) 2004, Ottawa, ON, Feb. 6-8.
2003. “Epenthesis asymmetries as evidence for the role of higher prosodic structure in L2 acquisition”. Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto Workshop on Phonology (MOT) 2003, Toronto, ON, Feb. 7-9.
1999. “The initial state in L2 phonology: Full transfer? Evidence from early anglophone learners of French”. Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto Workshop on Phonology (MOT) 1999, Montreal, QC, Feb. 5-7.
2006. Colantoni, L. & J. Steele. "Laboratory approaches to Romance phonology". Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, York University, Toronto, ON. November.
2006. “Foreign accent: Examining the role of perception, production and orthography”. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, ON. January.
2005. “Perceptual and articulatory constraints on the L2 acquisition of French <R>”. French Department, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, December.
2005. “Second language phonetics and phonology: Lessons from learners of French”. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, ON. May.
2003. "First-language influence on second-language sounds: Why non-native learners sometimes just can't get it right." Dao-4: The Fourth Inter-University Seminar on the Dao of the Chinese Language and Culture: Interdisciplinary Approaches. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. April.
2001. “Le rôle du marquage dans l’acquisition de la phonologie d’une langue seconde”. Département d’études françaises, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, January.
2001. “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your grammar grow? Structural constraints on interlanguage development”. French Department, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, January.
1999. “The L2 acquisition of phonology: A case study”. Département d’études françaises, Queen’s University, Kingston , ON, March.
Journal
Sept 2001/ Second Language Research Present
Janury 2005/ Studies in Second Language Acquisition Present
March 2005/ Applied Psycholinguistics Present
Conference
2002 Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL) 23
1994 Premier Prix à l'unanimité avec félicitations, Conservatoire International de Musique de Paris. Paris, France. 1993/94 Cours supérieur. Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR). Paris, France. 1994 Performer’s Diploma, First-Class Honours with Distinction. Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto ON.
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