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Research interests
- Experimental Sociophonetics
- Psycholinguistics
- Sociophonetic Effects on Mono- and Bilingual Speech Perception
- Second Dialect Acquisition in L2
- Phonetics of Code-Switching
- Processing and Encoding of Phonetic & Prosodic Variation
- Māori English and other Ethnic Varieties of English
Research student supervision
I welcome inquires from potential research students whose research interests fit in with mine.
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, The Effect of Dialect on Bilingual Lexical Processing and Representation, University of British Columbia
2007 → 2013
Award Date: 22 May 2013
Linguistics, Master of Arts, Identifying Maori English and Pakeha English from Suprasegmental Cues: A Study Based on Speech Resynthesis, University of Canterbury
2006 → 2007
Award Date: 20 Jul 2007
Linguistics and Māori Language, Bachelor of Arts, University of Canterbury
2001 → 2004
Award Date: 15 Apr 2005
Linguistics, BA Honours, University of Canterbury
2005
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Visualising Voice and Speech (VisVoiS): Bridging Experimental and Clinical Research to Accelerate Impactful Discovery
Cox, F. (Primary Chief Investigator), Proctor, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Szakay, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Penney, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ratko, L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Palethorpe, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kim, J.-H. (Primary Chief Investigator), Barnes, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Layfield, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), Harvey, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ing, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Hirschhorn, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Gourley, P. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Black, N. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/09/22 → …
Project: Research
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MQRAS0001053: Visualising complex speech sounds: a study of rhotic consonants – evidence from ultrasound of the tongue
Cox, F. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ratko, L. (Associate Investigator), Harrison, E. (Chief Investigator), Kim, J.-H. (Chief Investigator), Szakay, A. (Chief Investigator), Proctor, M. (Chief Investigator), Palethorpe, S. (Associate Investigator) & Penney, J. (Chief Investigator)
17/10/22 → 17/10/23
Project: Research
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CLaS: Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS) - MQRC 2019
Demuth, K. (Primary Chief Investigator), Thornton, R. (Chief Investigator), Cupples, L. (Chief Investigator), Cox, F. (Chief Investigator), Crain, S. (Chief Investigator), Johnson, M. (Chief Investigator), Leigh, G. (Chief Investigator), Sharma, M. (Chief Investigator), Sowman, P. (Chief Investigator), Proctor, M. (Associate Investigator), Wang, X. (Associate Investigator), Benders, T. (Associate Investigator), Giblin, I. (Associate Investigator), Kim, J.-H. (Associate Investigator), Kung, C. (Associate Investigator), Szakay, A. (Associate Investigator), Xu Rattanasone, N. (Associate Investigator) & Yuen, I. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Multilingual Sydney: Human Sciences Perspectives on New Urban Diversities
Chik, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Benson, P. (Chief Investigator), Szakay, A. (Chief Investigator) & Moloney, R. (Associate Investigator)
10/06/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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L2 speakers are more flexible than L1 speakers in second dialect acquisition
Gnevsheva, K. & Szakay, A., Jun 2026, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 30, 3, p. 691-711 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Māori and Pasifika Englishes in New Zealand: from II.II New Zealand
Szakay, A. & Gibson, A., 2026, The new Cambridge history of the English language: Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. Hickey, R. (ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 6, Part 2. p. 411-439 29 p. (The New Cambridge History of the English Language).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Second dialect acquisition: the effect of dialect status and prior exposure in American and Australian English
Gnevsheva, K. & Szakay, A., Mar 2026, In: Journal of English Linguistics. 54, 1, p. 29-53 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changing taboos in Australian English: findings from Australian university students
Wedlock, J., Wilson, N. & Szakay, A., 2025, In: Australian Journal of Linguistics. 45, 4, p. 657-680 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phonological and lexical conditioning of TRAP vowel duration in Australian English
Clements, C., Penney, J., Gibson, A., Szakay, A. & Cox, F., Apr 2025, In: Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 55, 1-2, p. 65-91 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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