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Walter, Henriette – Linguistique, 1974
This article discusses the problems involved in the study of functional load. It is proposed that a study of the dynamism of language be based solely on words containing phonemes which have varying pronunciations among speakers. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Language Research, Language Usage, Phonemes
Buyssens, Eric – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses the concept of the archiphoneme and specifically defends the notion of neutralization. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Patterns, Language Research
Rossi, Mario – Linguistique, 1977
An analysis of the theory of distinctive features advanced by Roman Jakobson, Gunnar Fant and Morris Halle in "Preliminaries to Speech Analysis." The notion of binarism, the criterion of distinctiveness and the definition of features are discussed. Questions leading to further research are raised. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
Houdebine, Anne-Marie – Linguistique, 1979
Analyzes the various factors affecting the decline or the maintenance of the distinction between /e/ and /E/ in Poitou, France. (AM)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), French, Language Attitudes
