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Biography
Professor in Linguistics and MARCS Institute Director of Research
Specializes in language learning in children and adults, multilingualism, computational modelling of language learning.
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Qualifications
Master of Science, University of Edinburgh
Doctor of Philosophy, Utrecht University
Research keywords
- linguistics
- language acquisition (first, second and bilingual)
- Computational Linguistics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mapping new names to known objects: ERP insights from cross-situational learning of novel written words
Armstrong, S. R., Escudero, P., Copland, D. A. & Angwin, A. J., 30 Jan 2026, In: Neuropsychologia. 221, 13 p., 109315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceiving and identifying vowels in regional accents of English: evidence from Dutch- and Spanish-speaking L2 listeners
Verbeke, G., Escudero, P., Mitterer, H. & Simon, E., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Phonetics. 117, 29 p., 101499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining phonetics and phonology in Lx acquisition using current theoretical models and probabilistic approaches: a response to Archibald
Yazawa, K. & Escudero, P., Jul 2025, In: Second Language Research. 41, 3, p. 565-575 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CVI questionnaires for preschool children: towards early screening of visual difficulties in daily life
Hokken, M. J., Geldof, C. J. A., Stuit, S. M., van der Zee, Y. J., Moskalenko, V. W., Escudero, P. & Kooiker, M. J. G., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Applied Neuropsychology: Child. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dialect-specific modes influence second language production: evidence from bidialectal Shanghai–Mandarin Chinese learners of English within the second language linguistic perception model
Liu, X., Bai, L. & Escudero, P., Dec 2025, In: Language Learning. 75, 4, p. 1122-1152 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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Understanding the mastery of multiple languages and dialects
Escudero, P. (PI)
1/08/25 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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Is cross-situational word learning better in peer or individual learning contexts? [Aisling Mulvihill]
Escudero, P. (PI) & Mulvihill, E. (Scholarship Recipient)
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
1/09/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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The impact of music and musical abilities on cross-situational word learning [Eline Smit]
Escudero, P. (PI), Milne, A. (Investigator) & Smit, E. (Scholarship Recipient)
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
1/09/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Monitoring as a Driver of Differential Language Change [Luisa Miceli]
Escudero, P. (PI) & Miceli, L. (Scholarship Recipient)
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
1/07/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Datasets
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Dutch- and Australian English-learning 12-month-olds' detection of indexical and linguistic changes to vowel tokens, measured by trial looking time in a serial preference task following familiarization
Mulak, K., Bonn, C. D., Chladkova, K., Aslin, R. & Escudero Neyra, P., Western Sydney University, 28 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.4225/35/58d9c90f68536, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/17eb77c0519411ecb15399911543e199
Dataset
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Vowel Acoustics of Nungon Child-Directed Speech, Adult Dyadic Conversation, and Foreigner-Directed Monologues
Sarvasy, H., Escudero Neyra, P., Li, W. & Elvin, J., osf, 7 Oct 2021
DOI: osf.io/6pr8s/, https://osf.io/6pr8s/ and one more link, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/d9032ad04b7e11ee8c0aab8bb9294302/ (show fewer)
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