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	French Grammar: French Verb
		The verb or compound verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence.
		French verbs can be formed in four moods, each of which express a unique feeling.
		French verbs conjugate, which means they take different shapes depending on the subject.
	www.frenchlanguageguide.com /french/grammar/verb.asp (217 words)

	French phonology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quebec French and some varieties of Belgian French have the lax vowel [ɪ] when it is short and in a closed syllable.
		In Quebec French the vowel ɜ has developed as the phonemic evolution of the Old French /ɛː/ and as the allophone of /ɛ/ before /ʒ, ʁ, z/, (most noticeably in word-final position), e.g.
		The velar nasal is not a native phoneme of French, but occurs in loan words such as parking or camping.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_pronunciation (1127 words)

	f115oral.html
		French syllables begin with a consonant or consonant or consonant cluster and ends with a vowel.
		French discourse shifts the focus from individual words to whole utterances made of syllables, and the rhythm is fairly even.
		pronunciation and rhythm are adequate to convey the sense.
	www.utm.edu /departments/french/f115oral.html (714 words)

	French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pronunciation, fundamental grammatical principles, oral and written drill designed to develop the foundation for the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
		French literature from the 12th century to the end of the 16th century.
		French contemporary civilization including literature, aesthetics, the media, etc. Prerequisite: FRE 302 and a literature course on the 300-level.
	www.fll.miami.edu /fll/coursedescriptions/french.htm (1548 words)

	pronunciationguide.org: French
		French uses three kinds of accent marks on vowels: acute (é), grave (è) and circumflex (ê), but unlike in Spanish or Italian, they do not indicate stress.
		This means simply that when French is spoken properly, the syllables in any sentence or phrase run together in a continuous unaccented stream until they reach the end, and the final syllable of the stream sounds stressed because it is followed by a pause.
		Provençal is the customary name given to a variant of French that was spoken widely in southern France from about 1100 to 1300: it is the language of most troubadour poetry.
	www.math.nyu.edu /~wendlc/pronunciation/French.html (953 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - French Pronunciation
		French vowels are here divided into single vowels (accented and unaccented), and vowel groups.
		Of the several consonant and vowel-consonant combinations used in French, two are pronounced as in English: ph and sc (pronounced [s] before e or i).
		Double consonants in French are similar to those in English, and are always pronounced as a single sound (excepting 'cc' before e or i - pronounced as in English).
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2184482 (1150 words)

	SmartPhrase.com > French > Pronunciation
		French is spoken by over seventy millon peole world-wide.
		France is the main centre for the language, but the French language is also spoken widely in parts of Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, and the USA.
		The five vowels are the same, although their pronunciation differs somewhat, and accents may be used on many letters as described below.
	www.smartphrase.com /French/fr_pronunciation.shtml (361 words)

	BU Libraries \| Research Guides \| French Language and Literature
		This is a very comprehensive and well-organized source which lists and describes resources used to study French literature and the French language, from bibliographies to studies (please note the date of publication, however).
		Written with a French audience in mind, this is a detailed study of French grammar and usage.
		This volume presents French literature within an historical and cultural context, through a series of thematic essays centered around key dates in French literature (such as 1181) or history (such as 1789).
	www.bu.edu /library/guides/french.html (3510 words)

	SDTV: French Transcript
		Each letter is followed by a phonetic pronunciation, which means a word that resembles the French pronunciation of that letter.
		Accents are used for two reasons: to change the pronunciation of the vowel, and to differentiate between words that are spelled alike but have different meanings.
		French vowels are tense, which means you keep your mouth in the same position the entire time you make the vowel sound.
	www.pbs.org /standarddeviantstv/transcript_french.html (2946 words)

	French language, alphabet and pronunciation
		French is a Romance language spoken by about 265 million people in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, the USA, Lebanon, French Guiana, north, west and central Africa, Madagascar, a number of islands in the Indian Ocean, Haiti and other Caribbean islands, Indochina, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the French Pacific Territories.
		The French language is descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths.
		During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, but French literature didn't start to take off until the late 12th / early 13th century.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/french.htm (381 words)

	LanguageGuide: French: Pronunciation: Vowel Sounds I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		English speakers tend to pronouce [e] with a dipthong, a slightly wavery sound caused by movement in the tongue.
		In French, the [e] sound is tense -- pronounced with little tongue movement.
		To most French speakers, the difference is real and important.
	www.languageguide.org /francais/grammar/pronunciation/index.html (293 words)

	French/Spanish Pronunciation Tutor 3.0
		French Pronunciation Tutor and Spanish Pronunciation Tutor are nearly identical applications for two separate languages.
		This gives the user an insight into pronunciation that is not available from language records or, in the case of the cross section, from a live teacher.
		Pronunciation of the names of the letters of the alphabet is different in both French and Spanish from that in English.
	www.wap.org /journal/pronuncerev.html (1098 words)

	French I Tutorial
		This is because there is more than one meaning to "you" in French (as well as in many other languages.) The informal you is used when talking to close friends, relatives, animals or children.
		Note: French pronunciation is tricky because it uses nasal sounds which we do not have in English and there are a lot of silent letters.
		The French slur most words together in a sentence, so if a word ends in a consonant that is not pronounced and the next word starts with a vowel or silent h, slur the two together as if it were one word.
	www.ielanguages.com /french1.html (3025 words)

	Pronunciation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The greatest difficulty in pronouncing French is knowing which letters not to pronounce.
		Many French "silent" letters are facultative, being used only to indicate sounds that are pronounced under certain circumstances.
		So the student of French really has to first learn the sounds of letters (easy), then when to pronounce them (hard).
	www.ldsmissions.net /fpm/fpg.html (818 words)

	Learn French CD-ROM
		The course is contained in a CDROM that is installed on the student's computer and is designed to teach adults or children.
		This French course is easy and fun to use, requires only the mouse and employs hundreds of custom-made color pictures, native speaker pronunciation and illustrated printouts.
		All basic sounds and letter combinations are provided along with (a) their pronunciation, (b) their phonetic spelling and (c) example words.
	www.learnfrenchlanguage.com /BROCHR01.HTM (542 words)

	FLC: Lesson 1 - Pronunciation guidelines
		This is not an exhaustive description of the French pronunciation since it does not make any sense to try to cover all aspects of the pronunciation of a language until you can hear the actual sounds.
		In French, this sound is referred to as "è" (e with a grave accent).
		In French, the pronunciation of "g" depends on the subsequent character.
	www.jump-gate.com /languages/french/french1.html (1356 words)

	French Pronunciation
		It must be remembered that the French are used to hearing their language mangled.
		It is pronounced by the French as the "y" in "yacht", not some bizarre "ly" sound.
		Anybody having heard a French Gregorian chant will vouch for the fact that a couple of dozen French monks singing through their noses is a wholly unpleasant experience.
	yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au /~mongoose/french/pronunciation.html (634 words)

	french
		Pronunciation, alphabet and word recognition, understanding simple sentences, using plural and singular forms, telling time, matching numbers to written words, simple addition and subtraction.
		Pronunciation and conversation, grammar and vocabulary exercises at two levels, speech recognition, $960.00.
		Although it could be used in a classroom setting, GramDef French is intended for individual work outside the classroom, during which the student can examine the grammar of short texts and subsequently test his/her knowledge of the various words and their function within the texts.
	nflrc.hawaii.edu /aboutus/ithompson/flmedia/languages/french.html (4559 words)

	Easy French
		French is spoken by about 124 million people in the world.
		French pronunciation is drope different from the English one.
		French passé composé corresponds to the English tense: I sang = j'ai chanté.
	perso.orange.fr /babel-site/french.htm (2146 words)

	French Easy Consonants
		Of the 18 French consonants, b, d, f, k, l, p, t and v are pronounced pretty much as in English.
		The letter w appears in words from German and English and is pronounced as English v or w.
		In French, you must open your mouth to complete the word.
	www.frenchlanguageguide.com /french/pronunciation/easy-consonants.asp (109 words)

	Pronunciation techniques French pronunciation - Spanish pronunciation - English pronunciation
		French courses / Spanish courses / Dutch courses / English courses / German courses
		Once, when she was trying to correct my pronunciation, I imitated a difficult French nasal vowel sound precisely.
		The beauty of the ear training is that it lifts you out of a fog; you start to view the French language as a series of natural French sounds instead of a series of strange "foreign" sounds.
	www.dialogue-languages.com /languages/ear02.html (837 words)

	French Language, Grammar, Pronunciation, Learn to Speak French Software
		From French vocabulary and French grammar to conversational French and correct French pronunciation, this special site dedicated to the French language includes information about language, culture, and French software products to help you satisfy your curiosity about all things French.
		Hear French Pronunciation in Conversational French Survival Phrases
		With our French language learning products, you'll quickly be able to speak French, learn French vocabulary, conjugate French verbs, understand French grammar, and master French pronunciation, while our French translation software will help you translate French to English and translate English to French.
	www.learn-french-language-software.com (602 words)

	French English Talking Dictionary - French to English Translation
		The Talking French English Dictionary is a bilingual dictionary in French to English translation and English to French translation.
		The electronic version of this french to english dictionary has the same content as its paper counterpart, but it also offers valuable tools for learning the French and English languages and building vocabulary not possible with a paper dictionary.
		The Talking English French Dictionary is also a terrific resource for people want to learn to speak French or English as a second language.
	www.core-learning.com /pt_frenchDict_info.asp (420 words)

	French Dictionary - French-to-English Dictionary - Help With English-to-French Translations
		This English and French Dictionary is an electronic version of the popular Collins French to English Dictionary.
		The electronic version of this dictionary has the same content as its paper counterpart, but it also offers valuable tools for learning French vocabulary, French pronunciation, and the same for the English language as well, that is not possible with a paper dictionary.
		The Talking French to English Dictionary can be used for English French translation, or vice versa, of individual words or text of any size.
	www.core-learning.com /ed_frenchDict_info.asp (556 words)

	French Language Lessons at WannaLearn.com
		French Language Course - intended to allow you to understand written French (newspapers, articles, magazines, signs on the road during your next trip in France, etc.) and to write a letter to a French friend or correspondent
		BUY IT French, Part 1 - an instructional video teaching the concepts of the French language through both conventional lessons and contemporary subject-oriented comedy routines, specifically covering vocabulary, pronunciation, counting, greetings, good-byes, punctuation, conjugation and indefinite articles.
		French, Part 2 - a continuation of the above video, covering how to express time, date and weather; gender and adjectives; -ar, -er and -ir verbs; the negative; seasons and months; plus the days of the week and more.
	www.wannalearn.com /Academic_Subjects/World_Languages/French (1257 words)

	Lesson 1: Letters and Numbers
		Goal: To teach the French pronunciation and spelling of letters and numbers and to provide an introduction to "special characters."
		The letters and their pronunciations are shown below.
		Some French characters are not usually present in English.
	library.thinkquest.org /12447/lecon1.html (193 words)

	LanguageGuide: French: Pronunciation: Accents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In most cases the grave accent (l'accent grave) has no effect on the pronunciation of a vowel.
		In a few cases, the grave accent serves to distinguish two words which otherwise would have the same spelling.
		There are a few cases when the grave accent does affect pronunciation - at least in some regions.
	www.languageguide.org /francais/grammar/pronunciation/accents.html (272 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		This unit on French language and culture takes full advantage of these points; and its focus on the family — a subject to which all students can relate — keeps the lessons simple and age-appropriate.
		While French is the official language of some 33 nations, young students will be unfamiliar with many of these.
		On the Line: French Virtual Journey: Sport lists the most popular sports in France as well as some of the major sporting events that take place there; work with students to compare the sports that are popular in France with some of their favorite sports.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=340 (2788 words)

	LINGUIST List 16.3443: Textbooks/Phonetics/Applied Ling: Price (2005)
		overview of vowels, semi-consonants and consonants in French.
		on the mute 'e', and from the particularities of the French liaison to
		French as taught in schools, colleges and universities all over the
	linguistlist.org /issues/16/16-3443.html (1193 words)

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