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Ander Beristain, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2018
B.A., Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), 2016

Practice Areas

Professor Beristain's professional website.

Research Interests

  • Phonetics and Phonology
  • Aerodynamics of speech
  • Second and Heritage Language Acquisition
  • Basque Linguistics

Publications and Media Placements

Edited Volumes

  • MacDonald, J. E., Fagyal, Zs., Beristain, A., & Turner, R. (2022) Selected Proceedings from the 51st Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages. Isogloss. Open Journal of Romance Linguistics, 18.

Journal Articles
  • Beristain, A. (2023). Gestural timing patterns of nasality in highly proficient Spanish learners of English: Aerodynamic evidence. Language and Speech, 0(0).
  • Beristain, A. (2023). An airflow analysis of Spanish and English anticipatory vowel nasalization among heritage bilinguals. Languages, 8, 205.
  • Beristain, A. (2022). Spectral properties of anterior sibilant fricatives in Northern Peninsular Spanish and sibilant-merging and non-merging varieties of Basque.Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 52(3). 421–452.
  • Beristain, A. (2020). Type of early bilingualism effect on the delateralization of /ʎ/ in Basque and Spanish. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 1–39.
  • Beristain, A. (2019). A dialectal dictionary of Azpeitia Basque – Part II. Fontes Linguae Vasconum, 127, 7–58.
  • Beristain, A. (2018). A dialectal dictionary of Azpeitia Basque – Part I. Fontes Linguae Vasconum, 125, 7–54.

Honors and Awards

  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | Office of the Provost, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Impact Award | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, UIUC. (2021)

Honors

  • List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students: 12 out of 12 semesters of instruction, with “Outstanding” mention in 11 out of 12 semesters | Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, UIUC. (2017-21) )