The sounds of French : an introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Tranel, Bernard |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. |
| Description: | xv, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/866089 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Special note to English-speaking students learning French
- Organization of the book
- The language of reference
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1. Introductory concepts
- 1.. Orthography, pronunciation, and phonetic notation
- 1.1.. Introduction
- 1.2.. Phonetic notation
- 1.3.. Orthography
- 1.3.1.. From letters to sounds
- 1.3.2.. From sounds to letters
- 1.3.3.. Other complications
- 1.4.. Conclusion
- 2.. Basic notions of phonetics
- 2.1.. Introduction
- 2.2.. The production and perception of sounds: general outline
- 2.3.. The production and classification of sounds
- 2.3.1.. Adaptation of the respiratory function
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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