An Introduction to French Pronunciation

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62 The Vowels in Detail 10.7.4 In closed stressed syllables, the following guidelines apply: (i) In syllables closed by /z/, the pronunciation is /ø/ (which, in these circumstances, is long), e.g. creuse /krø:z/, chanteuse /ʃetø:z/. (ii) With a very few exceptions (see (iii) below), other closed stressed syllables have /œ/, e.g. seul /sœl/, bœuf /bœf/, meurtre /mœrtr/, aveugle /avœgl/, club /klœb/, feuille /fœj/, œil /œj/, meuble /mœbl/, peuple /pœpl/, (ils) peuvent /pœ:v/, peur /pœ:r/, neuf /nœf/, porteur /pbrtœ:r/. (iii) The exceptions to (ii), few if any of them in widespread use, include veule and jeûne (see 10.7.2), (la vache) beugle /bø:gl/, émeute /emø:t/, feutre /fø:tr/, (la vache) meugle /mø:gl/, meule /mø:l/, meute /mø:t/ and neutre /nø:tr/. 10.7.5 In open stressed syllables, the pronunciation is always /ø/, e.g. deux /dø/, peu /pø/, bœufs /bø/, creux /krø/, nœud /nø/, (il ) pleut /plø/, (il ) veut /vø/, joyeux /ʒwajø/. 10.7.6 In line with 10.7.4 and 10.7.5, note the difference in vowel between the singular forms bœuf /bœf/, œuf /œf/ and the corresponding plurals bœufs /bø/, œufs /ø/. 10.7.7 In unstressed syllables: (i) The pronunciation is generally that of the corresponding stressed vowel where there is one, e.g.: /ø/ creuser /krøze/, joyeusement /ʒwajøzme/, déjeuner /deʒøne/ (from jeûne), beugler /bøgle/, feutré /føtre/, neutron /nøtrf/, deuxième /døzjεm/, pleuvoir /pløvwa:r/; /œ/ seulement /sœlme/, meurtrier /mœrtrije/, neuvième /nœvjεm/, feuillage /fœja:ʒ/, œillade /œjad/, ameublement /amœblcme/. (ii) Where there is no corresponding stressed syllable, the pronunciation is usually /ø/, e.g. Europe /ørbp/, euro /øro/,
The Vowels in Detail 63 jeudi /ʒødi/, meunier /mønje/, neurologue /nørblbg/, peuplier /pøplije/ (no connection with peuple). (iii) Despite what is said in (i) and (ii) above, it may be noted that there is considerable variation in usage and that, in many of the words quoted and others falling into the same category, either /ø/ or /œ/ or an intermediate vowel, i.e. an eu moyen (cf. 10.6.5), is acceptable. Among the more frequently occurring words, however, the pronunciations deuxième /døzjεm/, jeudi /ʒødi/, neuvième /nœvjεm/ and seulement /sœlme/ should be adopted. 10.8 /o/ – High-Mid Back Rounded; /¢/ – Low-Mid Back Rounded 10.8.1 These two vowels, like /y/, /u/, /ø/ and /œ/, are pronounced with firmly rounded lips – much more so than the o of British English not, dog, etc. (which is itself more rounded than in most American pronunciations of the same words). However, the vowel of such words as no, so as pronounced by those northern English, Scottish and Welsh speakers who do not diphthongize their vowels approximates to French /o/ and the vowel of both British and American pronunciations of words such as taught, lawn, call, etc., is not far removed from (but considerably more relaxed than) that of French /b/; the French vowel, however, is rather more open and somewhat further forward, and may be long or short, whereas the English vowel is always long. 10.8.2 As in the case of /e/ and /ε/ (10.6) and of /ø/ and /œ/ (10.7), our main problem is to define the conditions in which /o/ and /b/ – or an intermediate vowel (see 10.8.8) – are used in stressed and unstressed syllables, closed or open. 10.8.3 In closed stressed syllables, either vowel may occur (note that, in these circumstances, /o/ is always long – see 12.5). The following guidelines cover nearly all cases:
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Contents Preface x 1 General Consid
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General Considerations 1 1 General
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General Considerations 7 to pronoun
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General Considerations 9 Transcript
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Page 67 and 68: The Vowels in Detail 57 The pronunc
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Page 99 and 100: Vowel Length 89 ‘long’. In real
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The Consonants in Detail: (III) /r/
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The Consonants in Detail: (III) /r/
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17 Gemination Gemination 117 17.1 L
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Gemination 119 with either a simple
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Gemination 121 (i) some words havin
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Consonantal Assimilation 123 18.1.3
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Consonantal Assimilation 125 necess
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Consonantal Assimilation 127 18.3.4
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19 19.1 Origins Liaison Liaison 129
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19.2 The Problem Liaison 131 19.2.1
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Liaison 133 (i) words ending in -t,
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Liaison 135 in such expressions as
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Liaison 137 va/. (The reason why th
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Liaison 139 after an imperative, e.
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Liaison 141 19.6.2 The following, t
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Liaison 143 19.7.4 Between a verb (
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20 Intonation 20.1 Introduction Int
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Intonation 147 Foremost among such
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Intonation 149 But if no syllable (
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20.4 Yes-No Questions Intonation 15
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Dans quelle rue | l’avez-vous ach
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20.7 Level Intonation Intonation 15
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References and Further Reading 157
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160 Index Allemagne 113 allemand 79
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162 Index cent 25, 33, 73, 129, 137
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164 Index différentes 137 différe
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166 Index filtre 91 fini 90 finir 1
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168 Index intention 42 iode 98 iodi
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170 Index mourait 120 mourir 120 mo
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