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Author Picard, Marc

Title An Introduction to the Comparative Phonetics of English and French in North America
Published Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1987

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Description 1 online resource (102 pages)
Series Studies in the sciences of language series ; v. 7
Studies in the sciences of language series ; 7.
Contents AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPARATIVE PHONETICS OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN NORTH AMERICA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOREWORD; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; I. SPELLING AND PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION; A. SOME SYMBOLS OR SEQUENCES OF SYMBOLS REPRESENT MORE THAN ONE SOUND; B. SOME SOUNDS ARE REPRESENTED BY MORE THAN ONE SYMBOL OR SEQUENCE OF SYMBOLS; C. SOME SYMBOLS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY SOUND AT ALL; D. SOME SOUNDS ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY ANY SYMBOL; II. ENGLISH PHONETICS; A. VOWELS; 1. Notation; 2. Classification; 3. Narrow transcription; B. CONSONANTS
4. Basic characteristics5. Classification; C. SUPRASEGMENTALS; 6. Stress; I. FIXED STRESS; II. FREE STRESS; A. Phonologically predictable; B. Morphologically predictable; D. PHONEMICS; 7. Phonemes and allophones; 8. Transcription; III. FRENCH PHONETICS; E. CONSONANTS; 9. Obstruents; 10. Sonorants; F. VOWELS; 11. Introduction; 12. Short vowels; 13. Long vowels: oral; 14. Long vowels: nasal; 15. Summary; 15.1 HIGH VOWELS; 15.2 MIDHIGH VOWELS; 15.3 MIDLOW VOWELS; 15.4 LOW VOWELS; G. FOREIGN-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; 16. English as a second language; IV. FURTHER READING; SUBJECT INDEX; WORD INDEX
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
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Subject English language -- North America -- Phonetics
French language -- North America -- Phonetics
English language -- Phonology, Comparative -- French
French language -- Phonology, Comparative -- English
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Phonetics & Phonology.
English language -- Phonetics
English language -- Phonology, Comparative -- French
French language -- Phonetics
French language -- Phonology, Comparative -- English
North America
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789027278821
9027278822
1283424614
9781283424615
9786613424617
6613424617