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French “As She Is Spoke”
Author(s) -
Davis Edwin B.
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1935.tb02659.x
Subject(s) - pronunciation , divergence (linguistics) , bourgeoisie , linguistics , value (mathematics) , sociology , psychology , law , political science , philosophy , mathematics , statistics , politics
What authority should be adopted for the pronunciation of French? Great divergence of pronunciation not only among classes of society but among individual “authorities.” Divergence from all acknowledged standards of the great mass of Parisians. Mutual derision of each other's pronunciation by bourgeois and purists. Conclusion : There is no inviolable standard of Parisian pronunciation. Value, however, in phonetic training. Inadequacy of Grammont's description of phonemes. The student of French should be better informed of these facts