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Oh You, Naughty Phoneme!
Castagna, Andre – Linguistique, 1979
Examines the symbolic connotations of the English phonemes /i/, /o/, and the sound "uh" in stressed position. (AM)
Descriptors: English, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Phonemes
De l'utilisation de la phonetique experimentale dans le cadre de la theorie phonologique fonctionnelle (On the Use of Experimental Phonetics in the Framework of Functional Phonological Theory).
Goudaillier, Jean-Pierre – Linguistique, 1979
Presents a five-step phonological analysis which relies on experimental phonetics. (AM)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Linguistic Theory, Phonemes, Phonetics
Rendement Fonctionnel et Coefficient Dynamique (Functional Load and Dynamic Coefficient)
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
A propos de la realisation identique d'unites phonologiques differentes (Concerning Identical Realization of Different Phonological Unities)
Avram, Andrei – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses the problem of identical sounds which represent different phonemes. A distinction between basic distinctive features is rejected in favor of a theory of phonological fluctuation. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
A propos de l'archiphoneme (Concerning the Archiphoneme)
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
Groupes consonantiques primaires et secondaires a l'initiale du mot dans le francais contemporain (Primary and Secondary Consonant Groups in Initial Word Position in Modern French)
Bazylko, Slawomir – Linguistique, 1976
Analyzes the pronunciation of initial word position consonant clusters in modern French according to linguistic context and derivation; and analyzes the pronunciation of the "silent 'e'" according to linguistic and stylistic considerations. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Consonants, French, Language Styles, Linguistic Borrowing
Les Traits acoustiques (Acoustic Features)
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)
L'opposition d'aperture /e/ - /E/ en francais contemporain: Etude d'un francais regional (poitou) [The Aperture Opposition in /e/ - /E/ in Modern French: A Study in Regional French (Poitou)].
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