Nasal Vowels in French

These flashcards cover key vocabulary related to nasal vowels in the French language, specifically focusing on their articulation, characteristics, and rules governing their use.

Nasal Vowels

Vowels produced with airflow through the nose.

Articulators

Movable parts of the vocal tract used in producing sounds.

Open Vowels

Vowels that are pronounced with the mouth open, e.g., [ɛ̃], [œ̃], [ɑ̃], [ɔ̃].

Front Vowels

Vowels articulated with the tongue positioned forward in the mouth.

Rounded Vowels

Vowels produced with rounded lips, e.g., [œ], [ɔ].

Phonetic Transcription

A method of visually representing speech sounds.

Nasal Quality

An acoustic feature of vowels that are produced with air flowing through the nasal cavity.

Orthographic Correspondences

Written representations corresponding to specific phonetic sounds.

Consonant Nasal

Consonants produced with airflow through the nose, such as [m], [n], [ɲ], [ŋ].

Syllable Structure

The organization of the sounds within a syllable, affecting pronunciation.

Distribution Rules

Guidelines that determine how nasal and oral vowels are pronounced.