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Listening to accents: Comprehensibility, accentedness and intelligibility of native and non-native English speech
Published in Lingua, 2023
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., & Simon, E. (2023). Listening to accents: Comprehensibility, accentedness and intelligibility of native and non-native English speech. Lingua, 292, 103572.
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Perceptie van een anderstalig accent: Een experimentele studie naar de perceptieve aanpassing aan een exogeen geaccentueerd Nederlands klinkercontrast
Published in Handelingen: Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis, 2024
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., Simon, E., Hartsuiker, R. J., Mitterer, H., & De Cuypere, L. (2024). Perceptie van een anderstalig accent: Een experimentele studie naar de perceptieve aanpassing aan een exogeen geaccentueerd Nederlands klinkercontrast. Handelingen: Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis, 76, 225‑252.
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On the role of ecological validity in language and speech research
Published in Taalkunde nu (Skribis), 2024
Research data: doi.org/10.18710/R5JLFR (DataverseNO)
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G. (2024). On the role of ecological validity in language and speech research. In J. Buysschaert & A. Lefèvre (Eds.), Taalkunde nu (pp. 69‑95). Gent: Skribis.
The interplay between prosodic prominence and boundary strength in the production of English checked steady-state vowels
Published in English Text Construction, 2024
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., & Van Praet, W. (2024). The interplay between prosodic prominence and boundary strength in the production of English checked steady-state vowels. English Text Construction, 17(2), 262‑288.
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Phonetic reduction in native and non-native English speech: Assessing the intelligibility for L2 listeners
Published in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2025
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., Mitterer, H., & Simon, E. (2025). Phonetic reduction in native and non-native English speech: Assessing the intelligibility for L2 listeners. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 28(5), 1266‑1280.
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Perceiving and identifying vowels in regional accents of English: Evidence from Dutch- and Spanish-speaking L2 listeners
Published in Journal of Phonetics, 2026
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., Escudero, P., Mitterer, H., & Simon, E. (2026). Perceiving and identifying vowels in regional accents of English: Evidence from Dutch- and Spanish-speaking L2 listeners. Journal of Phonetics, 117, 101499.
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Modeling monophthongal versus diphthongal /aɪ/ in sung vocal performance with interpretable machine learning
Published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2026
Abstract
Recommended citation: De Timmerman, R., & Verbeke, G. (2026). Modeling monophthongal versus diphthongal /aɪ/ in sung vocal performance with interpretable machine learning. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 160(1), 537‑549.
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Perception of English vowels across regional accents by Catalan-Spanish bilinguals
Published in JASA Express Letters, 2026
Abstract
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G., Cebrian, J., & Simon, E. (2026). Perception of English vowels across regional accents by Catalan-Spanish bilinguals. JASA Express Letters, 6(7), 075206.
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Perceiving and processing native and non-native accents of English: Evidence from L2 listeners
Published in Ghent University, 2026
Supervisors: Prof. dr. Ellen Simon and Prof. dr. Holger Mitterer. Funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).
Recommended citation: Verbeke, G. (2026). Perceiving and processing native and non-native accents of English: Evidence from L2 listeners [Doctoral dissertation, Ghent University].
talks
From research to reality: Exploring the role of authentic speech data in linguistic studies
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Perception of vowel variation in regional accents of English by Dutch-speaking L2 listeners
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How do L2 listeners perceive vowel variation in familiar and unfamiliar regional accents of English?
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Mind the accent! Een mini-experiment over de herkenbaarheid en verstaanbaarheid van Engelse accenten
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teaching
English Linguistics: Phonology (Ba2)
Tutorials and lectures, Ghent University, 2021
Since 2021: hands-on tutorials introducing students to the Praat software. Lectures on consonant possibilities and the consonants of English (October 2023) and on second language acquisition and second language phonology (November 2024). Involved in assessment.
Bachelor’s Dissertation: Seminar Linguistics (Ba3)
Thesis coaching, Ghent University, 2022
Since 2022: coaching sessions for students conducting experimental linguistic research, and assessment of bachelor’s thesis presentation sessions.
Experimental and Observational Techniques (Ma)
Guest seminar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2025
Guest seminar on experimental methods in L2 phonetics.
Methods in Corpus Linguistics and Experimental Linguistics (Ma)
Guest lecture, Ghent University, 2025
Guest lecture on screen-based eye-tracking in experimental linguistics.
English Linguistics: Introduction (Ba1)
Lecture, Ghent University, 2025
Lecture on World Englishes and phonology.
English Linguistics: Accents of English: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Ma)
Guest lectures, Ghent University, 2026
Two guest lectures on experimental methods in phonetic research. Involved in assessment.
Summer School: Methods in Language Sciences (MILS)
Summer school, Ghent University, 2026
Introduction to R.