Paolo Mairano
List of John Benjamins publications in which Paolo Mairano is involved.
Articles
2022 Spaniards articulate faster than Mexicans: Temporal patterns in two varieties of Spanish Spanish in Context 19:2, pp. 244–264 | Article
We analyse articulation rate and speech rate, number and duration of pauses for 22 speakers of two regional varieties of Spanish (Madrilenian vs Mexican) in three different tasks (reading, picture description and interview). Our results show that speakers from Madrid have higher articulation… read more
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