1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462864003321

Titolo

Phonological variation in French [[electronic resource] ] : illustrations from three continents / / edited by Randall Gess, Chantal Lyche, and Trudel Meisenburg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Company, c2012

ISBN

1-283-89497-1

90-272-7318-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (405 p.)

Collana

Studies in language variation ; ; 11

Altri autori (Persone)

GessRandall Scott <1963->

LycheChantal

MeisenburgTrudel

Disciplina

441.5

Soggetti

French language - Phonology

French language - Variation

French language - Foreign countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Phonological Variation in French; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; 1. Introduction to phonological variation in French: Illustrations from three continents; 1. Introduction; 2. French phonology; 3. The PFC project; 4. The current volume; 5. Conclusion; References; Appendix I: Word-list; Appendix II: Text ( PFC Project); Part I. Africa; 2. A phonological study of French spoken by multilingual speakers from Bangui, the capital of the Ce; 1. Introduction; 2. The languages of the CAR; 3. The Bangui corpus; 4. Phonemic inventories and realizations; 5. Schwa; 6. Liaison

7. Schwa, liaison and prosodic units 8. Conclusion; References; 3. French in Senegal after three centuries: A phonological study of Wolof speakers' French; 1. Introduction; 2. The situation of French and Wolof in Senegal; 3. The first PFC survey in Senegal: PFC-SNA; 4. French phonological inventory of wolophone speakers; 5. Phonotactics and syllabification; 6. Accentuation; 7. Conclusion; References; 4. The phonological characteristics of French in Bamako, Mali: A



sociolinguistic approach; 1. Introduction; 2. Mali; 3. French, Bambara and national languages in Mali; 4. PFC in Mali

5. The phonemic inventory 6. Schwa; 7. Liaison; 8. Conclusion; References; Part II. Europe; 5. An overview of the phonological and phonetic properties of Southern French: Data from two Marseil; 1. French in Provence; 2. The surveys; 3. Phonological inventory and phonotactics; 4. Behavior of schwa; 5. Behavior of liaison consonants; 6. Prosody; 7. Conclusion; References; 6. The variation of pronunciation in Belgian French: From segmental phonology to prosody; 1. Introduction; 2. The PFC surveys in French-speaking Belgium; 3. Phonological inventories; 4. The behavior of schwa

5. The behavior of liaison consonants 6. Prosodic variation: The case of continuative contours; 7. Conclusion; References; 7. A study of young Parisian speech: Some trends in pronunciation; 1. Presentation of the survey; 2. Description of the phonological inventory; 3. Schwa; 4. Liaison; 5. Conclusion; References; 8. A phonological study of a Swiss French variety: Data from the canton of Neuchâtel; 1. Introduction; 2. The vowel system of the Neuchâtel variety; 3. Distribution of schwa; 4. Distribution of liaison; 5. Conclusion; References; Appendix; Part III. North America

9. An overview of the phonetics and phonology of Acadian French spoken in northeastern New Brunswick 1. Introduction; 2. Phonemic inventory; 3. Schwa; 4. Liaison; 5. Related topics; 6. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Laurentian French (Quebec): Extra vowels, missing schwas and surprising liaison consonants; 1. Presentation of the survey; 2. Segmental inventory; 3. Schwa; 4. Liaison; 5. Conclusion; References; Appendix; 11. "Cajun" French in a non-Acadian community: A phonological study of the French of Ville Platte, L; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical overview of French in Louisiana

3. PFC in Ville Platte

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a selection of French varieties representing the great diversity of this language along geographical, social, and stylistic dimensions. Twelve illustrations from regions as far removed as Western Canada and Central Africa represent widely divergent social contexts of language use. Each chapter is based on original surveys conducted within the framework of the Phonology of Contemporary French project, described in the Introduction. These surveys constitute an invaluable source of new data for researchers, as many of the varieties included are otherwise undocumented in any



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Record Nr.

UNISA996386949603316

Autore

Gwalther Rudolf <1519-1586.>

Titolo

The sermons of master Ralfe Gualter vpon the prophet Zephaniah written in Latine. Translated into English by Moses Wilton. Seene and allowed [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By Thomas Dawson at the three Cranes in the Vintree for Tobie Cooke dvvelling in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Tygers head, 1580

Descrizione fisica

[16], 9-128 leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

WiltonMoses

Soggetti

Sermons, English - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Leaves *2 and *4 missigned A2 and A4.

Print faded and show-through; some pages marked, stained, torn and creased.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018