Ander Beristain
Biographic Data
| ID | 926069 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ander Beristain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ander |
| FAMILY NAME | Beristain |
| SIGNATURE | BERISTAIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9083-3871 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pathways to nasalization of the glottal approximant /h/ in Extremaduran Spanish
Nasal spreading is often considered incompatible with oral obstruency, yet post-velopharyngeal nasal fricatives occur in several world languages. In certain Spanish varieties, the nasalized glottal approximant [ɦ̃] has been documented among rural speakers with lower educational backgrounds, but its origins remain unclear, as cited examples suggest both nasal spreading and spontaneous nasalization. These mid 20th-century descriptions are impressio…
Advocating navigating in the (non-)Academic landscape
In recent years, the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) has reinforced its commitment not only to serve as a venue for the dissemination of current research, but also as a site of professionalization and capacity building for linguists of a variety of career interests and trajectories. This paper represents a collaboration between two bodies within the LSA: the First-Generation Access and Equity Committee and the Linguistics Beyond Academia Spec…
The Role of (Re)Syllabification on Coarticulatory Nasalization
Tautosyllabic segment sequences exhibit greater gestural overlap than heterosyllabic ones. In Spanish, it is presumed that word-final consonants followed by a word-initial vowel undergo resyllabification, and generative phonology assumes that canonical CV.CV# and derived CV.C#V onsets are structurally identical. However, recent studies have not found evidence of this structural similarity in the acoustics. The current goal is to investigate antic…
Gestural Timing Patterns of Nasality in Highly Proficient Spanish Learners of English
Segment-to-segment timing overlap between Vowel-Nasal gestures in /VN/ sequences varies cross-linguistically. However, how bilinguals may adjust those timing gestures is still unanswered. Regarding timing strategies in a second language (L2), research finds that native (L1) strategies can be partially transferred to the L2, and that higher L2 proficiency promotes a more successful phonetic performance. My goal is to answer whether bilingual speak…
An Airflow Analysis of Spanish and English Anticipatory Vowel Nasalization among Heritage Bilinguals
Gestural timing overlap between a vowel and subsequent nasal consonant results in the vowel being articulatorily nasalized. Research has shown that such degree of coarticulation varies cross-linguistically (e.g., English exhibits a greater gestural timing overlap than Spanish). This phenomenon has mainly been investigated in monolingual samples, and with only a small number of studies focusing on second and heritage language gestural timing patte…
Type of early bilingualism effect on the delateralization of /ʎ/ in Basque and Spanish
The contrast between /ʎ/ and /ʝ/ has been lost in most Spanish varieties. This merger (yeísmo) has also been claimed to have spread to Basque. I study the palatal merger in Azpeitia Basque and Spanish, where simultaneous (2L1 Basque, Spanish) and early-sequential (L1 Basque, L2 Spanish) groups were tested in both languages. Comparing the two bilingual groups, this study found that, as a group, early-sequential bilinguals do not merge the phonemes…
Spectral properties of anterior sibilant fricatives in Northern Peninsular Spanish and sibilant-merging and non-merging varieties of Basque
This paper focuses on the spectral properties of anterior sibilant fricatives in Northern Peninsular Spanish, and sibilant-merging and non-merging varieties of Basque. Non-merging varieties of Basque have two voiceless anterior sibilant fricatives, characterized as apico-alveolar and lamino-alveolar. In other Basque varieties, however, these two phonemes have merged with varying results. Twenty-four participants divided into four different groups…
An Airflow Analysis of Spanish and English Anticipatory Vowel Nasalization among Heritage Bilinguals
Gestural timing overlap between a vowel and subsequent nasal consonant results in the vowel being articulatorily nasalized. Research has shown that such degree of coarticulation varies cross-linguistically (e.g., English exhibits a greater gestural timing overlap than Spanish). This phenomenon has mainly been investigated in monolingual samples, and with only a small number of studies focusing on second and heritage language gestural timing patte…
Gestural Timing Patterns of Nasality in Highly Proficient Spanish Learners of English
Segment-to-segment timing overlap between Vowel-Nasal gestures in /VN/ sequences varies cross-linguistically. However, how bilinguals may adjust those timing gestures is still unanswered. Regarding timing strategies in a second language (L2), research finds that native (L1) strategies can be partially transferred to the L2, and that higher L2 proficiency promotes a more successful phonetic performance. My goal is to answer whether bilingual speak…
Type of early bilingualism effect on the delateralization of /ʎ/ in Basque and Spanish
The contrast between /ʎ/ and /ʝ/ has been lost in most Spanish varieties. This merger (yeísmo) has also been claimed to have spread to Basque. I study the palatal merger in Azpeitia Basque and Spanish, where simultaneous (2L1 Basque, Spanish) and early-sequential (L1 Basque, L2 Spanish) groups were tested in both languages. Comparing the two bilingual groups, this study found that, as a group, early-sequential bilinguals do not merge the phonemes…
Spectral properties of anterior sibilant fricatives in Northern Peninsular Spanish and sibilant-merging and non-merging varieties of Basque
This paper focuses on the spectral properties of anterior sibilant fricatives in Northern Peninsular Spanish, and sibilant-merging and non-merging varieties of Basque. Non-merging varieties of Basque have two voiceless anterior sibilant fricatives, characterized as apico-alveolar and lamino-alveolar. In other Basque varieties, however, these two phonemes have merged with varying results. Twenty-four participants divided into four different groups…
Gestural Timing Patterns of Nasality in Highly Proficient Spanish Learners of English
Segment-to-segment timing overlap between Vowel-Nasal gestures in /VN/ sequences varies cross-linguistically. However, how bilinguals may adjust those timing gestures is still unanswered. Regarding timing strategies in a second language (L2), research finds that native (L1) strategies can be partially transferred to the L2, and that higher L2 proficiency promotes a more successful phonetic performance. My goal is to answer whether bilingual speak…
An Airflow Analysis of Spanish and English Anticipatory Vowel Nasalization among Heritage Bilinguals
Gestural timing overlap between a vowel and subsequent nasal consonant results in the vowel being articulatorily nasalized. Research has shown that such degree of coarticulation varies cross-linguistically (e.g., English exhibits a greater gestural timing overlap than Spanish). This phenomenon has mainly been investigated in monolingual samples, and with only a small number of studies focusing on second and heritage language gestural timing patte…
The Role of (Re)Syllabification on Coarticulatory Nasalization
Tautosyllabic segment sequences exhibit greater gestural overlap than heterosyllabic ones. In Spanish, it is presumed that word-final consonants followed by a word-initial vowel undergo resyllabification, and generative phonology assumes that canonical CV.CV# and derived CV.C#V onsets are structurally identical. However, recent studies have not found evidence of this structural similarity in the acoustics. The current goal is to investigate antic…
Advocating navigating in the (non-)Academic landscape
In recent years, the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) has reinforced its commitment not only to serve as a venue for the dissemination of current research, but also as a site of professionalization and capacity building for linguists of a variety of career interests and trajectories. This paper represents a collaboration between two bodies within the LSA: the First-Generation Access and Equity Committee and the Linguistics Beyond Academia Spec…
Pathways to nasalization of the glottal approximant /h/ in Extremaduran Spanish
Nasal spreading is often considered incompatible with oral obstruency, yet post-velopharyngeal nasal fricatives occur in several world languages. In certain Spanish varieties, the nasalized glottal approximant [ɦ̃] has been documented among rural speakers with lower educational backgrounds, but its origins remain unclear, as cited examples suggest both nasal spreading and spontaneous nasalization. These mid 20th-century descriptions are impressio…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Nasalization (4 works) · Vowel (4 works) · Nasal vowel (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Speech recognition (3 works) · Audiology (2 works)