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    French phonology - Wikipedia

    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: liaison, a specific instance of sandhi in which word-final … See more

    Phonetic notes:
    • /n, t, d/ are laminal denti-alveolar [, , ], while /s, z/ are dentalised laminal alveolar [, ] (commonly called 'dental'), pronounced with the … See more

    Standard French contrasts up to 13 oral vowels and up to 4 nasal vowels. The schwa (in the center of the diagram next to this paragraph) is not … See more

    French intonation differs substantially from that of English. There are four primary patterns:
    • The continuation pattern is a rise in pitch occurring in the last … See more

    • Adams, Douglas Q. (1975), "The Distribution of Retracted Sibilants in Medieval Europe", Language, 51 (2): 282–292, doi:10.2307/412855, JSTOR 412855 See more

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    Word stress is not distinctive in French, so two words cannot be distinguished based on stress placement alone. Grammatical stress is always on … See more

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