Talk:French phonology
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French un /ɛ̃/ vs /œ̃/
editIs the sound /œ̃/ disappearing in France? Please give me some source. 2405:9800:BA20:5F75:EDD0:3899:182E:DE22 (talk) 08:41, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
- See the "Nasal vowels" section. Nardog (talk) 09:09, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
French i u and ou
editPeople don't you think that the french close vowels sound more like consonants for many speakers? 193.92.245.74 (talk) 22:49, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
Examples
editIn the consonants section, the old examples are all just the consonant followed by the vowel /u/. I think we should have some new examples. 2601:C6:D281:6710:E1E8:5E9D:FA34:663E (talk) 22:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
- The new examples are here. Go to the main page about this topic for more information. 2601:C6:D281:6710:9851:F0C2:7121:8B14 (talk) 20:55, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Minimal pairs illustrate contrasts. And [ʁ̥] is not a phoneme. Nardog (talk) 04:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
In French, voiced consonants are voiced!
editIt says that "Generally, /b, d, ɡ/ are voiced throughout". But aren't those sounds already voiced by definition? Voiced bilabial, alveolar and velar plosives. Or is it that sometimes, in some languages, voiced consonants are not voiced throughout the whole articulation? I tried to read the reference but I didn't find anything about this there. --Importantinformationfromme (talk) 15:25, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- English /b d g/ are often not fully voiced. This is described in Received pronunciation (Phonology) RoachPeter (talk) 15:38, 20 June 2024 (UTC)