French phonology
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french-phonology-183-8003842
title:
French phonology
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French phonology is the sound system of French. This article discusses mainly the phonology of all the varieties of Standard French. Notable phonological features include its uvular r, nasal vowels, and three processes affecting word-final sounds:
- liaison, a specific instance of sandhi in which word-final consonants are not pronounced unless they are followed by a word beginning with a vowel;
- elision, in which certain instances of (schwa) are elided;
- enchaînement (resyllabification)
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Sound system of the French language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phonology
date created:
2004-12-30T16:53:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T20:54:26Z
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