FREN 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Preposition And Postposition, Auxiliary Verb
24 Apr 2017
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Open syllable= pronunciation ends with a vowel (si) Closed syllable= pronunciation ends with a consonant (cette) Canadian french pronounces closed syllables differently because the vowels in the word are said shorter/faster. Diphthongs (more in canadian french) = when 2 or more vowels are in the same syllable, where one is weaker (not all vowels are pronounced the same way as said i alphabet) Canadian french change the pronunciation of consonants t and d to ts and dz . Canadian french tend to drop i in words. European french tends to drop r and l and other consonants in final position of word. The feminine article (la) is usually dropped after a preposition ( , dans, sur) Auxiliary verb= avoir or tre used with a past participle to for a indefinite past.
