The sounds of French : an introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tranel, Bernard
Imprint:	Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Description:	xv, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	French language -- Phonetics French language -- Phonology, Comparative -- English. English language -- Phonology, Comparative -- French. English language -- Phonology, Comparative -- French. French language -- Phonetics. French language -- Phonology, Comparative -- English.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/866089

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ISBN:	0521304431 0521315107 (pbk.)
Notes:	Bibliography: p. [231]-232.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1.3.. Orthography
8.2.. Consonant inventories and comparative overview
8.3.. Contrastive study
8.3.1.. Voiceless stops
8.3.2.. Voicing
8.3.3.. Release
8.3.4.. The place of articulation of [t, d, n]
8.4.. Practical concluding remarks
9.. L and R
9.1.. Introduction
9.2.. l, r, and syllabicity
1.3.1.. From letters to sounds
9.3.. The articulation of l
9.4.. The articulation of r
9.4.1.. Occlusive rs
9.4.1.1.. Trilled rs
9.4.1.2.. Tapped rs
9.4.2.. Constrictive rs
9.4.2.1.. Front rs
9.4.2.2.. Back rs
9.5.. English and French r: contrastive study
9.6.. Learning the French back r
1.3.2.. From sounds to letters
9.7.. Conclusion
10.. Double consonants and final consonants
10.1.. Introduction
10.2.. Double consonants
10.2.1.. The pronunciation of the double consonants of the orthography
10.2.2.. Other cases of geminate consonants
10.2.3.. Double consonants: summary
10.3.. Final consonants
10.3.1.. General considerations
10.3.2.. Individual study of final consonants
1.3.3.. Other complications
10.3.2.1.. B
10.3.2.2.. C
10.3.2.3.. D
10.3.2.4.. F
10.3.2.5.. G
10.3.2.6.. H
10.3.2.7.. J
10.3.2.8.. K
10.3.2.9.. L
10.3.2.10.. M
1.4.. Conclusion
10.3.2.11.. N
10.3.2.12.. P
10.3.2.13.. Q
10.3.2.14.. R
10.3.2.15.. S
10.3.2.16.. T
10.3.2.17.. V
10.3.2.18.. W
10.3.2.19.. X
10.3.2.20.. Z
2.. Basic notions of phonetics
10.3.3.. Final consonants: conclusion
11.. Liaison
11.1.. Introduction
11.2.. Brief history of liaison
11.3.. Conditions for the occurrence of linking consonants
11.3.1.. Phonetic factors
11.3.2.. Morphological factors
11.3.3.. Syntactic factors
11.3.4.. Additional remarks
11.4.. Practical advice
2.1.. Introduction
Part 4. Suprasegmentals
12.. Stress and intonation
12.1.. Introduction
12.2.. Stress
12.2.1.. Grammatical stress
12.2.1.1.. The placement of grammatical stress
12.2.1.2.. The strength of grammatical stress
12.2.1.3.. Grammatical stress in phrases and sentences
12.2.1.4.. Grammatical stress: concluding remarks
12.2.2.. Emphatic stress
2.2.. The production and perception of sounds: general outline
12.3.. Intonation
Part 5. Appendices
A.. The International Phonetic Association
B.. Diacritic marks in French orthography
C.. Outline of the history of French orthography
D.. Sounds and letters in French: summary
E.. A selection of h-aspire words
F.. Fundamental principles of French pronunciation: summary
Bibliography
2.3.. The production and classification of sounds
2.3.1.. Adaptation of the respiratory function
Special note to English-speaking students learning French
2.3.2.. The vocal cords
2.3.3.. The supraglottal cavities
The nasal cavity
The oral cavity
2.3.4.. Consonants
Consonants: manner of articulation
Consonants: place of articulation
2.3.5.. Vowels
Vowels: aperture
Vowels: lip position
Organization of the book
Vowels: place of articulation
2.3.6.. Glides
Part 2. Vowels and glides
3.. Vowel systems
3.1.. Introduction
3.2.. Stress and rhythm
3.3.. Vowel inventories
3.3.1.. The French vowel system
3.3.2.. The English vowel system
3.3.3.. Complementary remarks
The language of reference
3.4.. Contrastive study
3.4.1.. Diphthongization
3.4.2.. Rounded vowels
3.4.3.. Closed vowels
3.4.4.. Mid vowels
3.4.5.. Open vowels
3.5.. Contrastive study: conclusion
4.. Distribution of vowels
4.1.. Introduction
4.2.. Vowel length
Acknowledgments
4.3.. Distribution of mid vowels
4.3.1.. Mid vowels in word-final syllables
4.3.1.1.. [e]-[varepsilon] in word-final syllables
4.3.1.2.. [o]-[characters not reproducible] in word final syllables
4.3.1.3.. [phis]-[oe] in word final syllables
4.3.1.4.. Summary: mid vowels in word-final syllables
4.3.2.. Mid vowels in non-final syllables
4.3.2.1.. Introduction
4.3.2.2.. Role of syllable structure
4.3.2.3.. Role of vowel harmony
Part 1. Introductory concepts
4.3.2.4.. Role of derivational morphology
4.3.2.5.. Other factors and interactions
4.3.2.6.. Summary: mid vowels in non-final syllables
4.4.. Distribution of [a] and [d]
5.. Nasal vowels
5.1.. Introduction
5.2.. Articulatory characteristics
5.3.. The role of nasality in French
5.4.. Contrastive study
5.5.. Historical sketch
1.. Orthography, pronunciation, and phonetic notation
5.6.. Nasal vowels and orthography
5.7.. Nasal vowels and liaison
6.. E
6.1.. Introduction
6.2.. E-deletion: general principles
6.3.. E-deletion: refinements
6.3.1.. Initial es and internal es
6.3.1.1.. E in the initial syllable of a group
6.3.1.2.. E in contiguous syllables
6.3.1.3.. Some special cases
1.1.. Introduction
H-aspire words
[CLjV] sequences
The pronoun le
Other cases
The future and the conditional
6.3.2.. Final es
6.4.. Other cases of vowel deletion
7.. Glides
7.1.. Introduction
7.2.. The front rounded glide [characters not reproducible]
1.2.. Phonetic notation
7.3.. The representation of glides in the orthography
7.3.1.. The representation of [characters not reproducible]
7.3.2.. The representation of [w]
7.3.3.. The representation of [j]
7.4.. The distribution of glides
7.5.. Correspondences between closed vowels and glides
7.6.. Remarks on pronunciation variations with glides
Part 3. Consonants
8.. Consonantal systems
8.1.. Introduction

The sounds of French : an introduction /

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