French Pronunciation (Classic Reprint): Principles and Practice and a Summary of Usage in Writing and Printing - Couverture souple

Geddes, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332786553 ISBN 13 : 9781332786558

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master clear, practical French pronunciation with rules, tables, and exercises.

This accessible guide presents practical rules, tables, and exercises to help you master French sounds, liaison, and spelling. It draws on a wide range of sources to provide reliable guidance and explain where pronunciations come from, helping learners build a solid foundation in everyday speech.

The book organizes content to suit self-study and classroom use. You’ll find comprehensive tables of French sounds, detailed vowel and consonant differences, and guidance on liaison, elision, and syllable division. It also covers written versus spoken forms, stress, and the rhythm of French, with step-by-step practice to reinforce your skills.
What you’ll experience

• Clear rules and abundant tables for vowels, nasal vowels, and consonants
• Practical guidance on liaison, elision, and connecting sounds in natural speech
• Exercises and examples to reinforce correct pronunciation and spelling
• A helpful bibliography and references to widely used pronunciation resources

Ideal for students beginning French pronunciation, self-learners, and teachers seeking a practical, reference-friendly approach to speaking with confidence.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The path of any one undertaking to furnish a guide to French pronunciation is a thorny one. Nevertheless, despite this fact and the thanklessness of the task, the subject receives, in a variety of forms, some attention annually. Most of this attention is of the obhgatory kind and is found in the opening chapter of almost every French grammar that appears. Such treatment, while necessarily concise and brief and generally well adapted to the purpose in view, of introducing the student to the subject, hardly ever goes beyond that goal. Besides the grammars, there are quite a few manuals, or treatises, on pronunciation that appear from time to time, and in their way are helpful to the serious student of the subject, no matter how objectionable he may consider many features in such works. Lastly there are the recent dictionaries, in most of which the most cursory examination reveals an amount of attention given to the subject of pronunciation proportionate to the very considerable interest therein manifested of late years. During this period the above sources have been quite fully drawn upon by the writer in giving the course on French pronunciation to the students of advanced courses in French in Boston University and in the course on phonetics given among the courses for teachers at the same institution.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. This means that we have checked every single page in every title, making it highly unlikely that any material imperfections – such as poor picture quality, blurred or missing text - remain. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, within the book we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. If you would like to learn more about the Leopold Classic Library collection please visit our website at www.leopoldclassiclibrary.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332786553
• ISBN 13: 9781332786558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 282
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