Oral and Nasal Vowel Diphthongization of a New England French Dialect

Oral and Nasal Vowel Diphthongization of a New England French Dialect

The study of a linguistic tendency of Franco American French speakers in Manchester, New Hampshire. Comparisons between a local French dialect and what the author terms "Standard French." Calling for an awareness of unique local speech patterns. Contains appendices of the study's informant data, words examined, local pronunciations, and sound comparisons. Also includes nearly 50 diagrams of linguistic phenomena, as well as shadow images - "spectograms" - produced from words pronounced in the local dialect. Republication of Poulin's 1972 thesis of the same title (Ph.D., New York University, School of Education).

Poulin, Norman A.

Association internationale pour la recherche et la diffusion des méthodes audio-visuelles et structuro-globales (AIMAV) ; Didier

1973

en; fr

Book

10462642, 77934929

1970s; Manchester, New Hampshire

1973

111

Paris, France ; Brusells, Belgium

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