Notes on the Changing Nature of Popular French [electronic resource] / Maureen Cheney Curnow.

This paper provides examples of a variety of phonological, orthographical, and morphological changes in current popular French are noted. They include: dropping of silent vowels in spelling, particularly in advertising and product names; changes in the pronunciation of vowels due to manipulation for...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Curnow, Maureen Cheney
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
Subjects:	Diachronic Linguistics. French. Language Usage. Language Variation. Linguistic Borrowing. Morphology (Languages) Phonology. Popular Culture. Pronunciation. Puns. Spelling. Technological Advancement. Vocabulary.