LES VOYELLES NASALES EN FRANÇAIS
LES VOYELLES NASALES EN FRANÇAIS:
HISTOIRE, VARIATION RÉGIONALE, ET PÉDAGOGIE
by
EMILY A. DOWD
(Under the Direction of Diana L. Ranson)
ABSTRACT
This thesis is an examination of nasal vowels in French. It investigates the evolution of these
vowels in standard French and in different regions of France. It also addresses the types of problems
native speakers of English tend to have with the pronunciation of these vowels because of the interference
of their native language and includes some practical tools to help teachers improve their students’
acquisition of these vowels.
INDEX WORDS: Voyelles nasales, Pédagogie, Loi d’aperture, Dénasalisation, Français méridional,
Franco-provençal, Québécois, Liaison, Interférence
LES VOYELLES NASALES EN FRANÇAIS:
HISTOIRE, VARIATION RÉGIONALE, ET PÉDAGOGIE
by
EMILY A. DOWD
B.A., Colby College, 1999
A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of The University of Georgia in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
ATHENS, GEORGIA
2005
© 2005
Emily A. Dowd
All Rights Reserved
LES VOYELLES NASALES EN FRANÇAIS:
HISTOIRE, VARIATION RÉGIONALE, ET PÉDAGOGIE
by
EMILY A. DOWD
Major Professor: Diana L. Ranson
Committee: Sarah Blackwell
Jan Pendergrass
Electronic Version Approved:
Maureen Grasso
Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Georgia
August 2005
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DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate this thesis to two of my former teachers, Michael Dockery and
Adriana Paliyenko, both of whom had an enormous influence on my interest in French. Thank
you for nurturing my love and appreciation of the French language and all its complexities, and
for always taking the time to answer the question “Why?”.
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