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Peer reviewedRochet, Bernard – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
French linguists generally agree that the word in French has no phonetic or phonological status. This article examines this position and studies several vowel-consonant sequences, mute-"e" deletion and post-consonantal deletion and suggests that the role of French word-boundaries is more important than is generally acknowledged. (CHK)
Descriptors: Consonants, French, Linguistic Theory, Phonemes
Peer reviewedCalbris, G. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Analyzes the physiological, acoustic, and auditory reasons for errors in the pronunciation of French nasal vowels by students, and suggests techniques for overcoming the difficulties identified. (AM)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Distinctive Features (Language), Error Analysis (Language)
