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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 the uvular r present in some accents, nasal vowels , and three processes affecting word-final sounds:
Evidence of 9th century French phonology is relatively limited, being based largely on two short documents, the Oaths of Strasbourg, written in 842 in what was likely a deliberately Latinized, archaic form of Romance, and the Sequence of Saint Eulalia, written around 880 in some Romance vernacular of north central France, [15] not directly ...
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.
See English phonology and Northumbrian Burr. Sierra Leonean [26] More rarely a trill . [26] French: rester [ʁɛste] ⓘ 'to stay' See French phonology: German: Standard [28] Rost [ʁɔstʰ] 'rust' Either a fricative or, more often, an approximant. In free variation with a uvular trill. See Standard German phonology: Lower Rhine [28] Swabian ...
In modern Quebec French, the /iː/ phoneme is used only in loanwords: cheap. The phonemes /y/ and /yː/ are not distinct in modern French of France or in modern Quebec French; the spelling <û> was the /yː/ phoneme, but flûte is pronounced with a short /y/ in modern French of France and in modern Quebec French.
See French phonology: German: Standard [20] rot [ʀoːt] ⓘ 'red' In free variation with a voiced uvular fricative and approximant. Can be realized as voiceless after voiceless consonants. See Standard German phonology: Hebrew: ירוק [jaˈʀok] 'green' May also be a fricative or approximant. See Modern Hebrew phonology: Italian [1] Some ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of French on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of French in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Pages in category "French phonology" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...