Benjamin has a strong research background in linguistics. Benjamin is skilled in efficient transcription, data processing and management, phonetic analysis, and quantitative analysis. Furthermore, he has experience in experiment design, data collection, interview techniques, and linguistic fieldwork. He is a skilled communicator, presenting conference papers on his research and tutoring linguistics at a tertiary level. He has several years’ experience work on research projects in across the university and corporate sectors. Benjamin is goal-oriented and rigorous in his approach to research.
Benjamin is available for assistance with research projects, including:
- data collection, participant recruitment, and interviewing
- transcription, data annotation, and processing
- phonetic and quantitative analysis
- hands-on coaching of voice talent for recording speech corpora
- quality assessment of language databases and data management
He is also available for consulting on a range of linguistic topics.
Publications and presentations
Purser, B. (2022). Impacts of mask-wearing on performers: insights from a dialect and voice coaching perspective. Paper presented at Australian Voice Association annual conference, University of Technology Sydney, August 12-13.
Purser, B. (2022). Methods of dialect instruction: expanding the evidence base. Paper presented at Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) annual conference, Sonoma State University (California), July 13-17.
Travis, C., Purser, B., & Grama, J. (2021). Stability and change in (ing) over 40 years in Australian English: Ethnicity, gender and social class. Paper presented at Language Variation and Change – Australia (LVC-A) 5, La Trobe University, December 7-9.
Travis, C., Purser, B., Sheard, E., & Qiao, G. (2021). Examin(ing) social class in Australia. Paper presented at Fourth Forum on Englishes in Australia, La Trobe University, August 27.
Szakay, A., Cox, F., Gibson, A., & Purser, B. (2021). Gladys Berejiklian’s variable pronunciation of “Dr Chant” in COVID-19 press conferences. Paper presented at Fourth Forum on Englishes in Australia, La Trobe University, August 27.
Purser, B. (2021). Book Review: American Accent Drills for British and Australian Speakers, by Amanda Quaid. Voice and Speech Review, published online 12 August 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2021.1966941
Purser, B. (2021). Book Review: Anatomy of the Voice, an illustrated guide for singers, vocal coaches, and speech therapists, by Theodore Dimon. Voice and Speech Review, 15(3), 370-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2020.1838746
Purser, B. (2021). Book Review: Now You’re Talking, The Story of Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence, by Trevor Cox. Voice and Speech Review, 15(1), 119-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2020.1800223
Purser, B., Grama, J., & Travis, C. (2020). Australian English over time: Using sociolinguistic analysis to inform dialect coaching. Voice and Speech Review, 14(3), 269-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2020.1750791
Purser, B. (2020). Book Review: Second Dialect Acquisition, by Jeff Siegel. Voice and Speech Review, 14(2), 242-245.
Purser, B., Travis, C., & Grama, J. (2019). Social class in Australia: constructing meaningful grouping for real time vowel analysis. Paper presented at Australian Linguistic Society annual conference, Macquarie University, December 11-13.
Purser, B. (2015). A case study of formant frequency differences and children’s social relationships. Paper presented at Australian Linguistic Society annual conference, Western Sydney University, December 9-11.
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