Publications: Journal Articles, Thesis, and Edited Volumes.
Yedotore, A., Bonney, R.D., & Zhang, Y.(eds.) 2024. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.https://www.cascadilla.com/bucld49toc.html
Forson, R.D. 2022. The Syntax and Semantics of Multiple Determiners in Akan. MPhil Thesis. University of Ghana. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30488.16646
Conferences
Bonney, R.D. 2026. Phonetic Variability of [æ] by Akan-English Heritage Speakers Originates from Their Linguistic Input. Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting. New Orleans from January 8-11. [Poster Presentation]
Ajibade, M. &Bonney, R.D. 2026. What African Languages Contribute to Heritage Grammar. Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages. University of California, Los Angeles, USA, from February 27-28. [Paper Presentation]
Kpogo F. & Bonney, R.D. 2025. Doubly-articulated Stops are not Immune to Segmental Reduction; Evidence from G˜a Children’s Speech. The 56th Association of Contemporary African Linguistics (ACAL). Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from May 15-17. [Paper Presentation]
Ladore M., Bonney R.D., Struck A., Amoh-Yankyera, A. 2023. The semantic properties of plurals in Akan: An experimental investigation.
The 54th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL). [Paper Presentation]
Coppock, E. & Bonney, R.D. 2024. Existence, uniqueness, and familiarity. Talk presented at 5th DFG Network Meeting ‘Definiteness Across Domains’, March 2024, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.[Paper Presentation]
Invited Talk
March 27, 2025 – Who's Paying Attention to 'no'. Rethinking Akan Definiteness and Its Theoretical Implications. Linguistics Semantics Lab - African Linguistics Club, Boston University.
September 30, 2025 & October 2, 2025 – Introduction to syntax. Guest lecture at Boston University for Introduction to Linguistics course.
Upcoming Conferences & Publications
What African Languages Contribute to Heritage Grammar - Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages (Paper Presentation) - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
What Adult Speech Reveals About Child Language Acquisition: Evidence from ATR Vowel Harmony Production in Akan Heritage Speakers' - 20th Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL 20) -University of Wisconsin–Madison