2023
A bimodal approach to study the effects of rhythmic priming
We present a speech rhythm analysis workflow based on two different but complementary methodologies: one at a segmental/syllabic level, …
Moraic sonorants and metrification: an unexpected role for [ATR] in Bondu So verbs
ERC Project The Mysterious Bang: A Language and Population Isolate Unlocks the Secrets of Interior West Africa’s Lost Ethnolinguistic Diversity
The Kindige variety of Bondu So (Dogon, Mali), displays [+/–ATR] vowel harmony patterns that interact with root-final consonants.
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2022
Poster: Does listening to non-linguistic rhythm impact speech production?
A growing body of evidence suggests that exposure to rhythmic auditory patterns can modulate the processing of subsequently heard …
Poster: Contribution of gesture in the acquisition of L2 pronunciation: when reality does not match expectations
We present a methodological reflection following an experiment carried out in an interdisciplinary project. Within the framework of this project, we wanted to experimentally test the impact of corrective gestures on the acquisition of segmental and suprasegmental pronunciation skills.
Impact de l’amorçage rythmique sur la production de la parole chez des personnes atteintes de la maladie de Parkinson
In this contribution, we present the results of a pilot study on the impact of rhythmic priming, i.e. listening to rhythmic auditory stimuli, on speech production in Parkinson’s disease. We were interested in prosody, which is one of the aspects often reported to be strongly impaired in Parkinson’s disease.
2021
A data repository for the management of dynamic linguistic datasets
This paper addresses the issue of using Nakala, a dynamic database technology, for the management of language corpora. We present our …
Reče: The emergence of a quotative verb in Macedonian
In this paper we argue that the verb reče ‘say.PFV.PRES.3SG’ in Macedonian (South Slavic) is grammaticalizing into a quotative marker, i.e., a particle that signals reported speech. This quotative shows up in narratives in informal settings.
Unstressed vowels in learner speech: exploring the IPCE-IPAC data
1. Introduction English is characterized by presenting vowel reduction in unstressed vowels, usually represented phonologically as /ə/. This phonological phenomenon has been proven to be difficult to reproduce by learners of L1s that do not present this spectral cue to word stress (Flege & Bohn, 1989; Lee et al.
Poster: Voice assimilation of the morphemic -s in the L2 English of L1 French, L1 Spanish and L1 Italian learners
Introduction This study investigates the pronunciation of morphemic -s in L2 English by L1 French, L1 Italian and L1 Spanish learners. Morphemic -s can be a flectional suffix expressing plurality, 3rd person, genitive, or clitic forms of is and has.
Poster: The acquisition of the English /s-z/ voice contrast by learners of three L1s
Introduction English has a high functional load voice contrast between /s/ and /z/, which is active word-initially (sing /s/ - zing /z/), word-medially (fussy /s/ - fuzzy /z/) and word-finally (rice /s/ - rise /z/).
The acquisition of /s/ - /z/ in a phonemic vs neutralised context: comparing French L1, Italian L1 and Spanish L1 learners of L2 English
We investigate the acquisition of /s/ - /z/ in L2 English by comparing contexts in which these sounds have a phonemic value vs contexts in which they are determined by a voice assimilation rule. We observe English L2 productions by French L1, Northern Italian L1 and Southern American Spanish L1 learners, on the assumption that the three groups will show different patterns depending on the status of [s] and [z] in their L1s.
2020
Production and voice assimilation of the inflectional –s suffix in the L2 English of L1 French, L1 Spanish and L1 Italian learners
This study investigates the pronunciation of the -s inflectional suffix in L2 English by L1 French, L1 Italian and L1 Spanish learners. …
The Corpus InterLangue project: storing language learner data in a Huma-Num Nakala database for automatic online retrieval
The Corpus InterLangue project: storing language learner data in a Huma-Num Nakala1 database for automatic online retrieval Project definition The Corpus InterLangue (CIL) project is a collection of spoken and written productions from learners of English and French as second languages (L2).
Iniciación a Praat
Introductory workshop to the use of Praat, aimed at undergraduate students of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Topics covered …
2019
Le regard de l'apprenant sur l'apprentissage de la prononciation
Nous proposons dans cette contribution une réflexion sur la dimension affective qui conditionne l’apprentissage de la …
2018
Un système d’équivalences entre ToBI et Intsint pour l’étude de l’interlangue prosodique
Nous avons appliqué l’algorithme Momel (Hirst & Espesser, 1993) et l’étiquetage automatique Intsint à un corpus d’énoncés produits …
Initiation à ELAN pour l'annotation de corpus multimodaux
Workshop given as part of the Lundis de LIDILE seminars on the basics of multimodal annotation software ELAN. Topics covered include: …
Initiation à Praat
Introductory workshop to the use of Praat, aimed at doctoral students and faculty members of the University of Rennes 2. Topics covered …
2017
Conversion between prosodic transcription systems: from ToBI to INTSINT for English learner interlanguage prosody analysis
We propose a conversion method between the ToBI system of transcription for Spanish (Sp_ToBI) and French (F_ToBI), and the INTSINT …
2016
Constitution, analyse et exploitation de corpus : au carrefour de la recherche et de l’enseignement dans les centres de langues français
L’utilisation des corpus dans l’enseignement des langues suscite l’enthousiasme au sein de la communauté scientifique depuis déjà …
Contrastive analysis of interlanguage prosody of English as an L2: the case of L1-Spanish and L1-French learners
Exploratory study dealing with the phonetic realization (f0, dur) of focused lexical elements produced by native speakers of English …
La prosodie de l'interlangue d'apprenants d'anglais ayant comme L1 le français ou l'espagnol
The present study proposes a methodology to carry out an exploratory analysis of the interlanguage (IL) prosody of English learners …
