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==Mandatory Liaisons== | ==Mandatory Liaisons== | ||
*Between a determinant and the word it determines: | *Between a determinant and the word it determines: "les_amis", "quels_amis", "ces_amis", "les_uns et les_autres", "de bons_amis". | ||
*Between a verb and its subject and object pronouns: | *Between a verb and its subject and object pronouns: "ils_ont", "les ont-ils", "nous_en_avons". | ||
*With adverbs, prepositions and monosyllabic conjunctions: | *With adverbs, prepositions and monosyllabic conjunctions: "en_avion", "très_intéressant", "quand_elle parle". | ||
*With the auxiliary verb to be (although this is a very frequent rather than obligatory link): | *With the auxiliary verb to be (although this is a very frequent rather than obligatory link): "il est_ici", "ils sont_arrivés". | ||
*Between the words constituting certain fixed expressions: | *Between the words constituting certain fixed expressions: "tout_à l’heure", "quand-est-ce que", "tout_à coup", "de temps_en temps", "un sous-entendu", etc. | ||
==Prohibited Liaisons== | ==Prohibited Liaisons== |
Revision as of 12:33, 28 June 2017
Let's talk about the French Liaisons.
It's the pronunciation of a final consonant immediately before a following word starting with a vowel.
In French phonetics, there are mandatory Liaisons, optional ones and forbidden ones.
Here we present only mandatory and prohibited Liaisons.
Mandatory Liaisons
- Between a determinant and the word it determines: "les_amis", "quels_amis", "ces_amis", "les_uns et les_autres", "de bons_amis".
- Between a verb and its subject and object pronouns: "ils_ont", "les ont-ils", "nous_en_avons".
- With adverbs, prepositions and monosyllabic conjunctions: "en_avion", "très_intéressant", "quand_elle parle".
- With the auxiliary verb to be (although this is a very frequent rather than obligatory link): "il est_ici", "ils sont_arrivés".
- Between the words constituting certain fixed expressions: "tout_à l’heure", "quand-est-ce que", "tout_à coup", "de temps_en temps", "un sous-entendu", etc.
Prohibited Liaisons
They are at the border of two important rhythmic and syntactic groups. In this logic, the link is not pronounced between, for example:
- A nominal group and a verbal group: » les enfants # écoutent «
- A noun and an adjective postposed: » un étudiant # américain «
- After the proper names: » Jean # est parti «
- With conjunctions » et » et » ou « : » du pain # et # un bon fromage « , » du pain # ou un croissant «
- After the interrogative adverbs: » Quand # est-il arrivé? « , » Combien # en as-tu? «
- After the personal pronouns subject in an inversion: "will they arrive #? "
- With the words beginning with an par un « h » aspiré : » un # héros « , » en # haut «
- In some frozen groups: » nez # à nez « , » riz # au lait « , » mort # ou vif «