36.3211, Qs: Call for Participants for an interesting experiment -- Perceived Similarity of English Accents (European non-native listeners)

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Subject: 36.3211, Qs: Call for Participants for an interesting experiment -- Perceived Similarity of English Accents (European non-native listeners)

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Date: 22-Oct-2025
From: Runyu Wu [runyu.wu at rug.nl]
Subject: Call for Participants for an interesting experiment -- Perceived Similarity of English Accents (European non-native listeners)


My name is Runyu Wu, a PhD student in University of Groningen.
I am conducting a short online study on how listeners perceive the
similarity between different English accents. I am seeking
participants who are from a European country and for whom English is
not a first language. Normal hearing is required, and participation
should be completed on a computer by using Google chrome; headphones
are recommended for best audio quality.
If you choose to take part, you will listen to brief clips of English
spoken in different accents and then group the clips according to how
similar they sound to you. You will also answer a few short questions
about your language background. The whole task takes about 10–15
minutes. You can start here:
https://jatos-server.web.rug.nl/publix/ycNvEauEVVE
Participation is voluntary. You may stop at any point before
submitting your responses. Data are collected anonymously and handled
in line with GDPR and the University of Groningen’s data-protection
guidelines.
We are truly grateful for your help. Even if you cannot participate,
sharing this call with eligible friends or colleagues would be greatly
appreciated.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology
                     Psycholinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)




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