The chosen language for this paper is French. Morphology 1. Information on the language family it belongs to Language families are groups of languages that are related to each other because they come from a common older language. French comes from the Indo-European languages family and is a part of the Romance family along with Italian and Spanish which was spoken a long time ago. 2. Geographic location of the speakers, number of speakers, dialects, etc. French is the first spoken language is various countries such as France, Switzerland, Monaco. It’s also used is parts of Belgium(Brussels), and Canada (Quebec) according to .. French speakers are distributed among all five continents which are Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania Including 72 million so-called partial French speakers. Europe accounts for 39.87% of the French-speaking population, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean for 36.03%, North Africa and the Middle East for 15.28%, America and the Caribbean for 7.66% and Asia/Oceania for 1.16% (OIF, La langue françaisedans le monde, 2010) Africa makes-up the majority of French speakers of both First or Second language. An Estimated number of 115 million speakers are spread across 31 African countries. According to the there are 274 million people worldwide who are speak French and the number is largely rising because 54.7% of those who speak French live in high-fertility African countries. 3- A description of the sounds in the language and it’s In the onset, the central approximants [w], [ɥ], and [j] each correspond to a high vowel, /u/, /y/, and /i/ respectively. There are a few minimal pairs where the approximant and corresponding vowel contrast, but there are also many cases where they are in free variation. Contrasts between /j/ and /i/ occur in final position as in /pɛj/ paye, "pay", vs. /pɛi/ pays, "country". French pronunciation follows strict rules based on spelling, but French spelling is often based more on history than phonology. The rules for pronunciation vary between dialects, but the standard rules are: Final single consonants, in particular s, x, z, t, d, n, p and g are normally silent. The final letters f, k, q, and l, however, are normally pronounced. The final c is sometimes pronounced like in bac, sac, roc but can also be silent like in blanc or estomac. The final r is usually silent when it follows an e in a word of two or more syllables, but it is pronounced in some words (hiver, super, cancer etc.).
The unique type of language found exclusively in Louisiana is referred to as Louisiana French. This language is found mainly in southern parts of Louisiana. Louisiana French breaks off into two other subcategories: Cajun French, and Louisiana Creole ("French", 2012). These two subgroups may share the French language, but it is important to recognize and understand the differences between the two. Along with their origins, Cajun French and Louisiana Creole also take diverse aspects of the French language, in order to form their own exclusive version ("French").
Today, the world has around “6,000 languages” that exist (Mcwhorter 429). According to John Mcwhorter, author of“The
8. French was the language spoken in Valmonde because they migrated to Louisiana for the search of a better life and freedom. This
La République Français— this is the French Republic, known to the rest of the world as the country of France. France is considered a beautifully romantic country that is a hotspot for tourists from all around the world. Its capital is Paris, also known as the City of Lights—home to the celebrated Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum. The currency is the European euro and the population is around 65,500,000. Along with that cultural presentation of the country, France is the 5th largest world power; it is also the head agricultural producer in the European Union. Along with all of this, France has a strong national identity that can be drawn from such political sectors as state, nation, government, elections, political culture, and current events.
When compared to other countries, the United States may be considered as a relatively new country. In the 1800’s, there were many waves of immigration from countries in Europe. Many immigrated due to better economic opportunities and other groups sought religious freedom. Along with those waves, the immigrants’ languages were also brought and spread. One of the languages among them is French. French descends from Latin, which descends from Italic, and belongs to the Indo-European language family. Although this language comes from France, the heritage language is commonly spoken today throughout the US, with many speakers residing within California. Ultimately, I based my decision to research this diasporic language on the sources I found, the US Census, a book by Adrian Battye and the Modern Language Association. I found it interesting how, in California, we find French speakers concentrated in major cities. Although not as widespread as Spanish, French has a fair amount of speakers and there is plenty of information on this language.
The child exhibits an error called final consonant deletion. Instead of fully enunciating the whole word to the end, she drops the last consonant. This is seen in utterance 1 and 72.
If one walks through one of the large cities’ streets in our country. They will hear and experience a variety of languages. Our history and tradition of being a land of immigrants is reflected in the languages we speak. This means that the USA is home to a vast number of languages, one would be hard pressed to find a language that is not spoken in the U.S. The official list as the number of languages spoken in the United States go as high as 322. The most spoken and prominent languages in the country being English, Spanish, and French. English has the highest number of speakers with 215 million. Spanish is the second most spoken language with 28 million speaker. The French language is the third most spoken language with a million and a half speakers in the U.S (Many Languages).
France is located in Europe between the Mediterranean Sea, the Bay of Biscay, and English Channel. It is the second largest country on the European continent. The capital city Paris is the largest city in France and is located in the north central part of the country. Two thirds of the country consists of either mountains or hills. Since France is between the North Pole and the equator, it has a temperate climate with some areas being very cold or hot. The summers are hot and dry, while the winters are fairly cold. The mountains receive a great amount of rain and snow, causing it to become slightly colder than other areas. The population of France is very diverse because many foreign people have started to occupy the cities of France. In France, art and culture are considered an important part in every day society, as well as sports.
Language is a big part of every culture and each country has their own unique way of language. In America the dominant language that is seen spoken is English, but there is also Spanish, Chinese, and other languages from where different cultures have come to America. The dominant languages in Haiti are French and Creole, 9 out of every 10 Haitians speak Creole ( ). When visiting and looking at different cultures, one can see the differences in
According to livescince.com, The French community is extremely passionate about romance and are very open about it. This is shown in the film when Amelie gets her co-worker and a customer together or Amelie and Nino’s relationship. It is also shown in passion for the past. This was shown when Amelie returns the man his box full of childhood relics and he was beyond words. It is also seen with Amelie’s father and the garden gnome. He was extremely upset when the gnome disappeared after finally being able to take it out of the tool shed. The consumption of horsemeat was also brought up in the film, which is something the French eat. The high alcohol consumption is also prevalent in the film. This is shown by the character always having wine during meals or when a visitor comes to their
Basically, long vowels are shortened in a closed syllable (Kaye). And here are some examples to illustrate this proposition.
France is composed of around 63,136,180 inhabitants, and 51.5% are women. French women have also a higher life expectancy than men. (Ministère des Droits des femmes, 2012) Even though they seemingly have a comparable situation with men in France, the female gender is still the target of discrimination and abuse, especially in the world of world.
History of Mali is very rich because of its very heterogeneous ethnic groups who did a lot in the past. Among them, the Songhai, the Bambara, the Mande, the Fula, the Dogon,etc There are 32 languages spoken in Mali, but the official national language is French, although 60% of the population speaks Bambara.
There are however, many exceptions. When the accent is on the last syllable, the vowel is marked with an accent.
Creole languages including Papiamento (a blend of African, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch languages) Patois( a mixture of African and English languages) and Kweyol (a blend of African and French) are becoming prominent. However each island is designated as either English speaking, French speaking, Spanish speaking or Dutch speaking (Beckford,2013, Unit 10) and modifications of these languages are often used.