Accentual Patterns in the spoken French of the early 20th century

Working paper

Three of the earliest recordings of spoken French were analysed prosodically to determine whether they showed evidence of accents early in APs, such as are found in current French, or rather an absence of such accents as suggested by contemporary early-20th century accounts. A considerable proportion of APs had marked pitch rises forming early accents, although their f0 contours were not always akin to those reported in current forms of the language.

Authors: Watson, I

• Publication status: Submitted
• Language: English
• Keywords: FFR