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French sound structure /

A comprehensive, detailed, and well-illustrated undergraduate French language/linguistics textbook with CD-ROM. The book focuses on pronunciation of Modern Standard French, and incorporates regional and social variations, abbreviatory processes and 'word play'. It looks at historical phono...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Douglas C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of Contents
  • Sound Charts and Transcription
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Preface
  • 1 The Object of Description
  • 1.0 Preliminaries
  • 1.1 The French Language
  • 1.2 A Brief Historical Review
  • 2 Key Descriptive and Theoretical Concepts
  • 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Orthography and Pronunciation
  • 2.2 Morphological and Lexical Notions
  • 3 Basic Descriptive Units and Domains
  • 3.0 Introduction: The Segment
  • 3.1 The Syllable
  • 3.2 The SF Phonological Word
  • 3.3 The Phonological Phrase
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • 4 Vowels and Semi-vowels
  • ""4.0 The Vowel System""""4.1 Vowel Length""; ""4.1.1 Lengthening Consonants""; ""4.1.2 Intrinsically Long Vowels""; ""4.1.3 The /ε
  • ε:/ Opposition""; ""4.1.4 Supplementary Comments""; ""4.2 The Mid Vowels""; ""4.2.1 Mid Vowels in Final Open Syllables""; ""4.2.2 Mid Vowels in Final Closed Syllables""; ""4.2.3 Mid Vowels in Nonfinal Closed Syllables""; ""4.2.4 Mid Vowels in Nonfinal Open Syllables""; ""4.2.5 Grammatical Consequences of the Constraints on Mid Vowels""; ""4.2.6 Orthography and Pronunciation""; ""4.2.7 The Potential Merger of /h(Omitted)/ and /Å?/""
  • 5.6 Linking Phenomena: Enchainement and Liaison5.7 Liaison
  • 6 Prosody
  • 6.0 Introduction
  • 6.1 Stress and Rhythm
  • 6.1.1 Phrasal Stress
  • 6.1.2 Emphatic Stress
  • 6.2 Intonation
  • 6.3 Colloquial Constructions
  • 7 Around the Phonological Periphery: Playing with Language
  • 7.0 Introduction
  • 7.1 Abbreviations
  • 7.2 Acronyms
  • 7.3 Reduplication
  • 7.4 Word Games: Verlan
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index
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