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Command-C (IRB2022-429)

Who: individuals whose first (or only) language is English.

What: You will be asked to listen to sentences and look at pictures while we record where you look on the screen.

Compensation: You will receive either course credit or $15 in Cougar Cash for your time (or an Amazon gift card if you don’t have a BYU ID).

For more information, contact the PI Jeffrey Green at [jjgreen@byu.edu].

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Mr. Rogers (IRB2022-364)

Who: Monolingual English speakers or English speakers who recently learned Spanish or Russian in an immersion setting.

What: You will be asked to complete a language background questionnaire, a proficiency exam (unless you only speak English), and then to read/listen to English words while we monitor your brainwaves.

Compensation: You will receive either course credit or up to $42 in Cougar Cash for your time, as well a certificate of proficiency based on your exam.

For more information, contact the PI Jeffrey Green at jjgreen@byu.edu.
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English Intonation (IRB E2020-159)

Who: Native speakers of American English

What: You will listen to some recordings of people talking, including some that have been modified so that they’re difficult to understand, and make judgments about the speakers, like where they’re from or if you think they sound friendly. It should last 15–20 minutes. Headphones are recommended.

Compensation: Course credit where applicable.

For more information, contact Wendy Baker-Smemoe (wendy_baker@byu.edu) or Joey Stanley (joey_stanley@byu.edu).

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Second-Language Acquisition and Memory (IRB2022-442)

Who: Right-handed native English speakers with NO knowledge of Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, or any other romance language.

What: As a participant, you will be asked to learn vocabulary in a foreign language while we monitor your brain activity. The experiment will take place in two sessions, the first lasting around 2 hours.

Compensation: $12 an hour in the form of an Amazon gift card.


For more information, contact PI Dan Dewey at ddewey@byu.edu or Siena Christensen at christensen.siena@gmail.com.
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Contribute to the LANA-CASE Corpus (EXTERNAL)

Share your voice! Just record yourself talking with a group of 2 or 3 people. Earn a $25 Amazon e-gift card for every two hours of conversation recordings you submit.

You are invited to participate if:
- You are at least 18 years old
- You speak English as one of your primary languages
- You have lived in the United States since before elementary school

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Ellie (IRB2024-031)

Who: Adults who grew up speaking English in the United States

What: You'll read 300 sentences and 200 words in a sound booth and then fill out a questionnaire online. About 45 minutes of time.

Compensation: Course credit where applicable.

For more information, contact Joey Stanley joey_stanley@byu.edu
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Spectral Analysis (IRB2022-429)

Who: Individuals whose first (or only) language is English and has normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

What: You will read sentences and answer questions about them. You will then complete a survey. The reading task will last up to 1 hour, and the survey task will last up to 30 minutes.

Compensation: Participants will receive course credit and/or be entered in a drawing for 1 of 20 $50 Amazon e-gift cards.

For more information, contact Alyssa Crezee
lyriclys@byu.edu

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Want to Recruit Participants for Your Own Study?

Please contact lingoffice@byu.edu with your recruitment blurb, and we will post it. Projects must be IRB approved before being listed here.