Marc Capliez
List of John Benjamins publications in which Marc Capliez is involved.
Articles
2021 The /s/ ~ /z/ voice contrast in L1 French, L1 Spanish and L1 Italian learners of L2 English Language, Interaction and Acquisition 12:2, pp. 210–250 | Article
In this study, we present a comparative corpus-based analysis of the English /s/ ~ /z/ voice contrast for learners of three L1s. Acoustic analysis of periodicity and duration for target segments confirms expectations based on L1 transfer and on the Markedness Differential Hypothesis. We found… read more
2016 Prosody- vs. segment-based teaching: Impact on the perceptual skills of French learners of English Language, Interaction and Acquisition 7:2, pp. 212–237 | Article
English, an international language, is widely taught and learnt as a foreign language in France. However, French learners face pronunciation difficulties, as the two languages differ both on the segmental level (i.e. individual sounds) and on the suprasegmental, prosodic level (i.e. stress,… read more