French Phonetics A Guide to Correct

This enhanced edition of French Phonetics is intended for college-level instruction, for self-study and for reference purposes. The text, including Cahier d'Exercices, helps the student to become proficient in the pronunciation of French by explaining the characteristics of the French sound system clearly and systematically and by giving precise rules of pronunciation throughout. Cassettes or CD's for French Phonetics and the Cahier d'Exercices are available by contacting the author at Booth@up.edu.

Preface

vii

The Symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet

ix

Table of French Sounds

xi

Preliminary Chapter

xv

The Vowels

[a]

1

(1)

[i]

1

(1)

[u]

2

(1)

[y]

2

(2)

[ø]

4

(1)

[œ]

4

(1)

[c]

5

(1)

[o]

6

(2)

[e]

8

(1)

[ε]

9

(4)

The Mute E

13

(8)

The Mute E in the single word

13

(3)

The Mute E in the mot phonetique

16

(5)

The Nasal Vowels

21

(6)

[a]

22

(1)

[oelig;]

23

(1)

[c]

23

(1)

[ε]

24

(3)

The Half-Vowels

27

(24)

[h]

27

(1)

[w]

27

(1)

[j]

28

(3)

b

31

(1)

p

31

(1)

d

32

(1)

t

33

(2)

[f]

35

(1)

[v]

35

(1)

[g],g

36

(1)

[3]

37

(1)

[∫]

38

(1)

[k]

39

(2)

[s]

41

(1)

s

41

(3)

[z]

44

(1)

l

45

(1)

m

45

(1)

n

46

(1)

[jn]

46

(1)

[nj]

46

(1)

r

46

(2)

x

48

(1)

h

48

(3)

Final Consonants

51

(6)

Numbers

57

(4)

Irregular Pronunciations

61

(2)

The Liaison

63

(10)

Mandatory Liaisons

63

(3)

Optional Liaisons

66

(2)

Forbidden Liaisons

68

(2)

Change of Sound in the Liaison

70

(1)

Nasals in the Liaison

71

(1)

Denasalization

72

(1)

Cahier d'Exercices

73

(50)

[a]

75

(1)

[i], [j], [ij]

76

(1)

[u], [w]

77

(1)

[wa], [wε]

78

(1)

[y],[h]

78

(2)

[œ], [ø]

80

(1)

[o], [c]

81

(2)

[e], [ε]

83

(2)

e muet

85

(2)

[e], [ε], [e]

87

(1)

[a]

88

(1)

[æ]

89

(1)

[c]

90

(1)

[ε]

91

(1)

[l], [j]

92

(2)

[t], [s]

94

(1)

[w], [v]

94

(1)

[g], [3]

94

(1)

[g], [gy], [gy], [gw]

95

(1)

[k], [∫]

96

(1)

[k], [kw]

96

(1)

[k], [s]

97

(1)

[s], [z]

97

(1)

[jn], [nj]

98

(1)

[ks], [gz]

99

(1)

h muet et h aspire

99

(2)

Le Trema

101

(1)

L'Assimilation

101

(1)

[d], [t]

102

(1)

[∫], [3]

102

(1)

Les Consonnes Finales

102

(4)

Les Nombres

106

(2)

Mots difficiles

108

(2)

L'Enchainement Consonantique

110

(1)

La Liaison

110

(5)

Les Homonymes

115

(4)

Proverbes, Dictons et Citations

119

(4)

Index of difficult words

123

(4)

Index

127

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French Phonetics A Guide to Correct Pronunciation of French and Cahier d'Exercises

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