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(More customer reviews)I L-O-V-E-D this book. It was required text for a 3rd year university course, and it was meticulous, exceptionally well laid out, and most of the exercises had companion answer keys and explanations. There was companion audio that was accessible only through the university, but my years and years of French study rendered the audio almost unnecessary. I am functional in French, and I pronounce it well, but this book improved by pronunciation by leaps and bounds.
This book is entirely in French, so it's not for a beginner. Prior familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet is also recommended, because phonetic transcription is fundamentally what this book is about. I took this class in tandem with an introductory course in linguistics, and approaching the IPA from two languages at the same time helped drive home the lessons in this book. What I didn't understand in this book, I was able to understand in context, and I significantly improved my vocabulary while also learning many rules and exceptions.
It's a wonderful book for an advanced student of French. If you never have to use it for a class, I'd suggest you pick it up anyway for your personal library. Study it. Do the exercises. You'll be glad you did.
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This book helps its users to improve their pronunciation while they learn the basic rules of "standardized"spoken French. To that aim, the simplicity of the French used allows readers to easily grasp the principles of pronunciation and the related terms of phonetics. The book also takes into account the major contrastive features of the sounds of French and English in its presentation, and addresses the particular challenges that North American native speakers face when learning to pronounce French. Chapter topics include detailed treatments of all the sounds of the language, and discussions of the sounds which present the most difficulty for learners—such as nasal vowels, mid vowels, semi-vowels, mute e, and liaison. Coverage also includes the correlation between sound and spelling in the case of all vowels and consonants, and pronunciation and transcription exercises that are based on everyday spoken French. For French speakers who want to improve their pronunciation and use of the language.
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