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8 Cards in this Set
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Rhythm
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French words are spoken in group, and each syllable but the last is said very evenly
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Accent
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In each group of words, the last syllable is lengthened, thus making the only accented syllable in the group
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Syllable formation
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Spoken French syllables end in a vowel sound much more often than English ones do
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A final (written) consonant is normally not pronounced in French
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Françoi(s)
Il fai(t) froi(d) troi(s) s'il voi(s) plai(t) deu(x) |
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There are some words whose final consonant is always pronounced
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many words ending in c, r, f, l
Frédéric neuf Michel bonjour |
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When a consonant is followed by -e within the same word, the consonant is always pronounced. Single -s- followed by -e is [z]; two -ss- followed by -e is [s]
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françai[s]e -- (z)
sui[ss]e -- (s) américa[n]e j'habi[t]e je m'appe[ll]e |
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Liason
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when a final silent consonant is followed by a word beginning with a vowel it is often pronounced with the next word.
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Liason examples
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vou(s) (silent) vou(s) [z]ètes
deu(x) (silent) deu(x) [z]hommes |
