Word-Final Consonant Devoicing in a Variety of Working-Class French: A Case of Language Contact?.

Pooley, Timothy

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ERIC Number: EJ494913

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Publication Date: 1994

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Word-Final Consonant Devoicing in a Variety of Working-Class French: A Case of Language Contact?

Pooley, Timothy

Journal of French Language Studies, v4 n2 p215-33 Sep 1994

Examines the variable distribution of word-final consonant devoicing (WFCD) among working-class speakers in the Roubaix district of northern France. WFCD is shown to affect coronals, labials, and velars in that order and to be favored by prepausal position. WFCD is primarily associated with female speakers over age 45. (40 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Language Usage, Language Variation, Phonology, Pronunciation, Regional Dialects, Sex Differences, Working Class

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France

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