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40 Cards in this Set
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Stress |
Unlike in English, German, or Italian, the French does not have this phonetic principle. |
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Tonic Syllable |
What syllable should be held for a longer duration instead of a stressed syllable. |
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[y] |
û or u when final or before a consonant or mute e |
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[ø] |
eu or oue as the final syllable of a word. eu before z or eû |
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[œ] |
eu or oeu in the middle of a word. ue followed by il or ill. |
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[j] |
The semiconsonant glide derived from the [i] vowel. |
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[w] |
The semiconsonant glide derived from the [u] vowel. |
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[ɥ] |
The semiconsonant glide derived from the [y] mixed vowel. |
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The Four Nasal Vowels |
ɛ,a,o,œ |
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More Rounded and More Forward |
How is the French Schwa different from the English Schwa |
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A Dagger |
What symbol is often used to symbolize an aspirate "h" |
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Mute and aspirate |
What two types of "h" exist in french diction |
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c,r,f,l |
What are the only final consonants pronounced in French? |
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Liaison |
the pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant at the end of a word to link with the next word beginning with a vowel, glide, or mute h. |
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Elision |
The omission of a final mute "e" in a word that is followed by a word beginning with a vowel or mute h. |
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d,f,g,s,x |
What french consonants change with the rules of Liaison? |
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t,v,k,z,z |
What do the french consonants altered by Liaison change to? |
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Compulsory Liaison |
This occurs in plural nouns, after articles, adjectives, personal pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions, and in the case of a linked nasal losing its nasality. |
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[ɛ] |
The spelling "aient" |
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[e] |
Final "ai" in a french word |
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ã |
When the letters am or an are final or before another consonant. |
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[o] |
Au or aux is always pronounced... |
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ɔ |
aur is pronounced... |
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ə |
e before a single consonant followed by a vowel is pronounced... |
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ɛ |
e before two or more consonants is pronounced... |
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[e] |
A verb ending in "er" |
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ə |
Final "ent" in verbs |
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ã |
Final "ent" in nouns |
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[œ] |
When the letters "eu" or "oeu" are in the interior of a word, they are pronounced... |
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[ø] |
When the letters "eu" or "oeu" are at the end of a word, they are pronounced... |
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[ɔ] |
The letter "o" is almost always pronounced... |
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õ |
The letter "om" or "on" when final or before another consonant are pronounced... |
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wɛ̃ |
The letters "oin" are pronounced |
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[u] |
The letters "ou", "oû", and "où" create the sound... |
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[y] |
The French Letter "u" is always pronounced in what way? It is never pronounced [u] |
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e, è, ê, ë |
What are the four spellings of a French Open E? |
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Bright a |
Which "a" is more common in French? |
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Dark a |
If the a is accented with a circumflex it is always... |
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Vocalic Harmonization |
The matching of a vowel sound to mirror the quality of the vowel sound in the same or neighboring words. |
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over a rest or breath; before an aspirate h; after a singular noun; after the conjunction et; Before interjections and numericals; words ending in rt or rs; enumeration; proper nouns. |
What are the eight instances in which liaison is forbidden? |
