Elements of French Pronunciation and Diction |
Contents
HOW WE PRODUCE THE SOUNDS OF SPEECH | 1 |
THE FRENCH VOWELS | 34 |
CONNECTED SPEECH | 34 |
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Common terms and phrases
accent articulation avɛk Back Vowel beginning bien bœuf breath-groups c'est close corresponding deux diagram diphthongs endeavour Exercises French sound French vowels French words Frenchman front vowels give glottis grave accent hard palate homme indicated intonation lã:g language langues larynx letter liaison lip-rounding lower jaw mouth narrow nasal consonant nasal sound nasal vowel nasalised neuf nose Note noticed occurs œufs open vowel ordinary pharynx phonetic transcripts phonétique plenty of voice Practise produced pronunciation pushing forward raised represented Rounded Unrounded Rounded rounding and pushing sẽ sentence sɛt similar slight soft palate speech stress syllable symbol teeth tongue position Unrounded Rounded Unrounded unvoiced consonant velum vocal chords voiceless voiceless consonant vowel sound wazo