Ben Gibb-Reid

Forensic Speech Science and Phonetics Lecturer at t'University of York | Enjoys breakfast and other such events

[Language & Linguistics @ UoY @UoYLangLing]

How does the meaning of the word 'just' change the way we say it? A new study by Dr Ben Gibb-Reid explores the link between pragmatic function and phonetic reduction in British English. Read his findings in English Language and Linguistics.

https://t.co/Njjz093fDW

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

📄 UK and Ireland Speech Workshop 2025 Call for Abstracts deadline has been extended to 29 April 📄 See our website for more details below and get submitting 📣 #UKIS2025 #UKIS #linguistics
https://t.co/qzZpAPRYwE

[Language & Linguistics @ UoY @UoYLangLing]

Mind Your Language! Join LLS PGRs Ben Gibb-Reid, Victoria Noble, Rosario Neyra, Heather Turner, Jamie Adams at the @YorkFestofIdeas to understand how language REALLY works - the things we know without anybody teaching us the rules.
June 9th, 4 pm. https://t.co/zaSFkisTVP

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

Delighted to say that from September I'll be working as a Lecturer in Forensic Speech Science @UoYLangLing 🤓🗨️

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

@grbails You've outdone yourself! Looking forward to seeing the Black Mirror intro of a screen cracking for Optimality Theory

[Neil Watson-Slorance @neilslorance]

It’s that time again! Follow along with me as I draw the 2023 #Eurovision final! All RTs greatly appreciated! LET’S GOOOOOO #draweurovision 🧵

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

@justinjhlo Reeesplendent! 🐈

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

Whatever your views on monarchy, arrest of anti-royalist campaigners for exercising right to peaceful protest is chilling. Many of us warned about exactly this when govt rushed thro the illiberal public order bill. This is not what democracy looks like https://t.co/TWndQW6Whr

[Hannah Rose Woods @hannahrosewoods]

Paddington they’re wearing bearskins

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

@mncantarutti @justinjhlo @_Jo_Pearce Honoured! Haha the fear of rejection ever looms 😂

[York Papers in Linguistics @YorkLingPapers]

📑 Issue 18 of YPL2 has now been published! Two excellent articles by York researchers here: https://t.co/sXWAvDRe6s 📑

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

Finally got my little MSc dissertation all written up as a working paper 📜

[York Papers in Linguistics @YorkLingPapers]

Exploring the phonetic variation of ‘Yeah’ and ‘like’ by @benwillreid, Paul Foulkes and Vincent Hughes 💬📊
https://t.co/kady1f1x5T

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

Presenting this morning at #SST2022 some work on 'just' - poster here https://t.co/hOmZQlFR3H
4:45am UK time but a short commute to the laptop

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

Glad that Yorkshire Tea has me covered for all phonemic environments #phonetics

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

@NoContextBrits The goose gap between Brits and Americans is skewed by the sheer aggression of York geese

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

https://t.co/FqoC3hSFM8 🌈

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

And also this shameless promotion of my cat for lip rounding

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

Teaching IPA vowel descriptions this week and made this to illustrate tongue frontness #phonetics

[Ben Gibb-Reid @benwillreid]

@katiemanssheff @NWAV_50 This looks epic! Great work bud 👏