Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1974

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Trammell, Robert L.

Abstract

This thesis explores differences of opinion in the descriptions of French phonology. Chapter I pursues reasons for existing differences of opinion, Chapter II investigates the articulation and phonemic status of sounds, while Chapter III presents a critical examination of currently used pronunciation textbooks. It was found that linguists tend to disagree about both the articulation as well as the phonemic classification of certain consonants, vowels, and semi-vowels. Because of this, two distinct styles had to be described for standard French, an informal style with a minimum number of phonemic contrasts, and a formal style with a maximum number of phonemic contrasts. Only by describing these two styles could some of the widely divergent viewpoints be reconciled.

Extent

114 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT13638

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