French of France

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French of France
French French
Metropolitan French
Hexagonal French
français de France
français de métropole
français métropolitain
français hexagonal
Native toFrance
Early forms
Latin (French alphabet)
French Braille
Official status
Official language in
 France
Regulated byAcadémie française (French Academy)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Linguasphere51-AAA-i
IETFfr-FR

French of France (French: français de France) is the predominant variety of the French language in France, Andorra and Monaco, in its formal and informal registers. It has, for a long time, been associated with Standard French. It is now seen as a variety of French alongside Acadian French, Belgian French, Quebec French, Swiss French, etc.[2]

Phonology[edit]

Paris[edit]

In Paris, nasal vowels are no longer pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: /ɑ̃/[ɒ̃], /ɛ̃/[æ̃], /ɔ̃/[õ] and /œ̃/[æ̃]. Many distinctions are lost: /a/ and /ɑ/, /ɛ/ and /ɛː/, /ø/ and /ə/, /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ and /nj/ and /ɲ/. Otherwise, some speakers still distinguish /a/ and /ɑ/ in stressed syllables, but they pronounce the letter "â" as [aː]: pâte [paːt].

Southern region[edit]

In the south of France, nasal vowels have not changed and are still pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: enfant [ɑ̃ˈfɑ̃], pain [pɛ̃], bon [bɔ̃] and brun [bʁœ̃]. Many distinctions are lost. At the end of words, most speakers do not distinguish /e/ and /ɛ/: both livré and livret are pronounced [liˈvʁe]. In closed syllables, they no longer distinguish /ɔ/ and /o/ or /œ/ and /ø/: both notre and nôtre are pronounced [nɔtʁ̥], and both jeune and jeûne are pronounced [ʒœn]. The distinctions of /a/ and /ɑ/ and of /ɛ/ and /ɛː/ are lost. Older speakers pronounce all es: chaque [ˈʃakə] and vêtement [ˈvɛtəmɑ̃].

Northern region[edit]

In the north, both /a/ and /ɑ/ are pronounced as [ɔ] at the end, with is pronounced [lɔ] and mât [mɔ]. Long vowels are still maintained: tête [teːt], côte [koːt].

Lorraine[edit]

Phonemic long vowels are still maintained: pâte [pɑːt] and fête [fɛːt].[3] Before /ʁ/, /a/ changes to [ɑː]: guitare is pronounced [ɡiˈtɑːʁ] and voir [vwɑːʁ].

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Glottolog 4.8 - Oil". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ^ Peske, Mary (August 1981). The French of the French Cree (Michif) Language (MA thesis). University of North Dakota.
  3. ^ "Les Accents des Français". accentsdefrance.free.fr.