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Although the name Franco-Provençal suggests it is a bridge dialect between French and the Provençal dialect of Occitan, it is a separate Gallo-Romance language that transitions into the Oïl languages Burgundian and Frainc-Comtou to the northwest, into Romansh to the east, into the Gallo-Italic Piemontese to the southeast, and finally into the Vivaro-Alpine dialect of Occitan to the southwest.
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
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:
"Je ne parle pas français" is a short story by Katherine Mansfield.She began it at the end of January 1918, and finished it by February 10. [1] It was first published by the Heron Press in early 1920, [2] and an excised version was published in Bliss and Other Stories later that year.
The Académie Française [a] (French pronunciation: [akademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]), also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language.
"Parlez-vous français ?" (French pronunciation: [paʁle vu fʁɑ̃sɛ]; "Do you speak French?") is a song recorded by Spanish disco duo Baccara –Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola–, with music composed by Rolf Soja [] and lyrics written by Frank Dostal and Peter Zentner.
"Gens du pays" is a Quebecois song that has been called the unofficial national anthem of Quebec. [1] Written by poet and singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault, and with music co-written by Gaston Rochon, it was first performed by Vigneault on June 24, 1975 during a concert on Montreal's Mount Royal at that year's Fête nationale du Québec ceremony.
"Parler à mon père" (meaning "talk to my father") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released as the lead single from her 2012 French-language album, Sans attendre. It was written by Jacques Veneruso and produced by Veneruso and Patrick Hampartzoumian.