Dr Robert Mayr
Reader in Linguistics
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Dr Robert Mayr is a Reader in Linguistics at the Centre for Speech and Language Therapy and Hearing Science, Cardiff Metropolitan University, where he leads the Speech, Hearing and Communication Research Group. His research aims to gain a better understanding of the cognitive, social and interactional factors that affect speech sound development in bilinguals and multilinguals across their lifespan. He has been the principal investigator or a collaborator on various research projects, including a British Academy-funded study on socio-phonetic variation in Welsh–English bilinguals, an FWF-funded study on L1 attrition of speech in native English speakers in Austria and an NIH-funded study on speech perception and production in Spanish–English bilingual children, and recently co-edited a special issue of the journal Languages on Social and Cognitive Factors in Bilingual Speech Production. His work has appeared in international journals, such as Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, International Journal of Bilingualism, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Journal of Phonetics, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Journal of Child Language and Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences.
His teaching on the BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy encompasses a wide range of areas in linguistics and research methods, and he currently supervises three PhD students, one of whom jointly with Cardiff University, as well as two RCBC research fellows.
Research Publications
The role of an inpatient aphasia-friendly choir for people with post-stroke communication impairment from the perspective of the multidisciplinary team: An exploratory study
Goodhew, E., Mayr, R., Earing, K. & Seckam, A., 16 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 60, 1, p. e13143 e13143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chapter 22: The phonetics and phonology of early bilinguals
Mayr, R., Morris, J. & Montanari, S., Nov 2024, The Cambridge handbook of bilingual phonetics and phonology . Amengual, M. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 501-520 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
English Vowel Perception in Spanish–English Bilingual Preschoolers: Multiple-Talker Input Is Only Beneficial for Children With High Language Exposure Levels
Montanari, S., Steffman, J. & Mayr, R., 8 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 67, 10, p. 3643-3659 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The relation between perceived non-native features in the L1 speech of English migrants to Austria and their phonetic manifestation in L1 productions
Ditewig, S., Reubold, U., Mayr, R. & Mennen, I., 13 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 29, 1, p. 168-184 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stop voicing perception in the societal and heritage language of Spanish-English bilingual preschoolers: The role of age, input quantity and input diversity
Montanari, S., Steffman, J. & Mayr, R., 7 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Phonetics. 101, 101276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tone perception development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants
Xu, K., Zhao, F., Mayr, R., Li, J. & Meng, Z., 7 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 165, 111444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Differential perception of vowel and stop contrasts in Spanish-English bilingual preschoolers
Montanari, S., Steffman, J., Mayr, R., Flores & feeney, 2023, Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2023). Skarnitzl, R. & Volín, J. (eds.). Guarant International, p. 42-46 paper ID: 86Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Supporting Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) Development in the Early Years: An Evidence Review of Universal, Population and Targeted Interventions.
Wren, Y., Baker, S., Harding, S., Lewis, R., Mayr, R., Roulstone, S. & McKean, C., 2023, Welsh Government.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
The contribution of temporal cues to perceived nativeness in the native speech of English migrants to Austria.
Mennen, I., Reubold, U. & Mayr, R., 2023, Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2023). Skarnitzl, R. & Volín, J. (eds.). Guarant International, p. 2403-2407 paper ID: 53Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
The relationship between L2 acquisition and L1 attrition in the phonetic domain
Kornder, L., Mennen, I., Reubold, U. & Mayr, R., 2023, Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS 2023). Skarnitzl, R. & Volín, J. (eds.). Guarant International, p. 2785-2789 paper ID: 83Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review