The production of coronal consonants by french learners of english.

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Author(s) : MORTREUX stéphane
Laboratoire Parole et Langage - Université de Provence (Aix-Marseille I)
Abstract This study concentrates on the articulatory and acoustic properties of coronal English consonants /t, d, n/ produced by French learners of English. Although /t, d, n/ belong to the phonemic repertoire of both English and French, there are well-established differences in how these consonants are phonetically realized in both languages. Our goal is to determine to what extent such differences can be produced by French native speakers, depending on their experience with English.
Keywords Production, articulation, English/French consonants, acoustics, palatography.

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