CAS LF 211 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Rhythm, Circumflex, Acute Accent
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French & english have many words in common but their pronunciation differs greatly. A sound is a vowel or a consonant; these sounds do not necessarily match one letter or the same letter. A syllable is a rhythmic unit; in french a syllable must contain a vowel sound. A stress is the way to pronounce a syllable: - louder in english, longer in french - the last syllable of a word or group of words is always the one stressed in french. Intonation refers to the notes on which the syllables are pronounced the melody goes up or down: from sound to spelling, vowels, listen to the french vowels: a / e / i / o / u. Now these are only the vowel we have for written french (or english) but in fact there are more vowel sounds than letters to represent them.
