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Q&A Why is “timbre” pronounced “tamber”?

French nasalized vowels were lowered from their original quality (i.e. in, im are pronounced [ɛ̃~æ̃~ɑ̃] instead of [ĩ]). In older borrowings (e.g. simple) the original close vowel is retained in p...

posted 4y ago by user8078‭

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Q&A How do I pronounce historical French correctly from times when the language was in transition?

This are a lot of details as to how French was pronounced, so I'll focus on just this question: When looking at a song (or poem) and deciding on pronunciations, what internal or external clues can...

posted 4y ago by user8078‭

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