The Sounds of French: An IntroductionCambridge University Press, 25 dec. 1987 This introductory textbook is principally addressed to English speakers who want systematically to improve their pronunciation of French - whether relative beginners or more advanced students. It describes the difficulties typically encountered, explains why they occur. and suggests ways to resolve them. It also explains how certain properties of the French sound system came about as the language changed over time, and it includes an examination of the relationship between French spelling and French pronunciation. Although focusing on the pronunciation of standard French, different pronunciations in other varieties of French (Québec French, Southern French, etc.) are also considered. In addition, from a more theoretical perspective, the book provides readers with a fundamental understanding of the way French sounds are produced and how they behave according to general linguistic principles. Overall the book stands as a multifaceted introduction to French sounds, drawing for its account on contrastive analysis, general phonetics, traditional knowledge and modern developments in phonology, historical linguistics, and orthography. Teachers of French will welcome Bernard Tranel's wide scholarship and firm grasp of teaching principles, while students will welcome the refreshing clarity of style and organization. |
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... alphabet. Appendix B examines the role of diacritic marks (the cedilla, the accents, and the diaeresis) in French orthography. Appendix C outlines the history of French orthography, with a view to explaining how today's orthography came ...
... alphabet. Appendix B examines the role of diacritic marks (the cedilla, the accents, and the diaeresis) in French orthography. Appendix C outlines the history of French orthography, with a view to explaining how today's orthography came ...
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... alphabet used for writing, among other languages, English and French. In addition, these letters commonly appear in French orthography with the same phonetic values as those attributed to the phonetic symbols. Keep in mind, however ...
... alphabet used for writing, among other languages, English and French. In addition, these letters commonly appear in French orthography with the same phonetic values as those attributed to the phonetic symbols. Keep in mind, however ...
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... alphabets of both French and English have different phonetic values in the orthography of these languages and in the phonetic notation. Let us first consider the major instances where the symbols of the phonetic alphabet exist in the ...
... alphabets of both French and English have different phonetic values in the orthography of these languages and in the phonetic notation. Let us first consider the major instances where the symbols of the phonetic alphabet exist in the ...
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... alphabets. The novelties are [e, ø, oe, b], the distinction between [a] and [q], and the tilde which is placed above some vowel symbols. The phonetic symbol [e] is a Greek letter ('epsilon'). This sound is frequently written e in French ...
... alphabets. The novelties are [e, ø, oe, b], the distinction between [a] and [q], and the tilde which is placed above some vowel symbols. The phonetic symbol [e] is a Greek letter ('epsilon'). This sound is frequently written e in French ...
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... alphabet by considering the phonetic symbols for the glides: [j], [u], and [w]. Both j and w are letters which belong to the French and English alphabets, but whereas the phonetic symbol [w] corresponds to the phonetic value of the ...
... alphabet by considering the phonetic symbols for the glides: [j], [u], and [w]. Both j and w are letters which belong to the French and English alphabets, but whereas the phonetic symbol [w] corresponds to the phonetic value of the ...
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