Sandra Schwab
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sandra Schwab is involved.
Articles
2024 The influence of linguistic and cognitive background on word stress processing in an unknown language Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 10:2, pp. 204–231 | Article
Individual differences in working memory and musical aptitude, as well as task complexity are crucial in predicting the performance of word stress perception in a second language (L2). The present study investigated the interactive effects of these factors with the listeners’ first language.… read more
2022 Explicit versus non-explicit prosodic training in the learning of Spanish L2 stress contrasts by French listeners Journal of Second Language Studies 5:2, pp. 266–306 | Article
Different methods to acquire a language can contribute differently to learning success. In the present study we tested the success of L2 stress contrasts acquisition, when ab initio learners were taught or not about the theoretic nature of L2 stress contrasts. In two 4-hour perceptual training… read more
2015 A preliminary study of penultimate accentuation in French The Phonetics–Phonology Interface: Representations and methodologies, Romero, Joaquín and María Riera (eds.), pp. 93–108 | Article
The aim of this paper is to provide an acoustical study of penultimate accentuation in French. We compare stretches of spontaneous speech produced by four Swiss speakers (from Neuchâtel, considered as the speakers of the regional variety) with the productions of a four Parisian speakers (considered… read more