French Diction Final Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for French diction final exam review.

French tends to lengthen these consonants on stressed syllables.

[s] [f] [v] [S] [3]

The general placement of the accent in a French word.

FINAL (unless it is mute).

The four conditions that will give you a closed [o] in French.

1: o at end of word; 2: ô; 3: before s ([z]); 4: before silent final consonant

A mnemonic for when to use [l] and not [j].

mille, ville, tranquille

The body part used to pronounce nasal vowels.

soft palatte

Two body parts that must NOT be used when pronouncing nasal vowels

lips or tongue

The effect of the dieresis in the word "naïf".

separates syllables

What d becomes in elision.

[t]

What f becomes in elision

[v]

What g becomes in elision.

[k]

What x becomes in elision

[z]

What s becomes in elision.

[z]

good french diction has

long vowels short consonants

do the rules apply to o/

yes

Is liaison more common in sung or spoken french?

sung

which vowel is more common in french

[a]