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It explains key elements of French sound production, including vowels and consonants, nasal vowels, liaison, and the consonant-vowel flow that shapes phrasing. The book also covers mute e in poetry and vocal music, special stress and elision processes, and includes an A–Z pronunciation guide plus dictionaries for proper nouns and borrowed musical terms.","French Lyric Diction  \nFrench Lyric Diction A Singer’s Guide  \nJason Nedecky  \nOxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthersthe University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries.  \nPublished in the United States of America by Oxford University Press  \n198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America.  \n© Oxford University Press 2023  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above.  \nYou must not circulate this work in any other form  \nand you must impose this same condition on any acquirer.  \nCIP data is on file at the Library of Congress ISBN 978–0–19–757384–6 (pbk.)  \nISBN 978–0–19–757383–9 (hbk.)  \nDOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197573839.001.0001  \nPaperback printed by Marquis Book Printing, Canada  \nHardback printed by Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc., United States of America  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements ix  \nPreface xi  \nPART ONE Singing in French  \nIntroduction 3  \nCharacteristics of the French Language 3  \nLe style soutenu 4  \n1. The International Phonetic Alphabet in French 5  \nFrench Phonemes 5  \nOther Symbols 7  \n2. French Vowel Sounds 11  \nThe Vowel Diagram 11  \nPrimary Cardinal Vowels 12  \nMixed Vowels 14  \nMute e: The French Schwa 15  \nVocalic Aperture 20  \nNasal Vowels 22  \nVocalic Length 24  \nSemiconsonants 25  \n3. French Consonant Sounds 29  \nArticulation of French Consonants 29  \nPlosives 30  \nFricatives 31  \nvi | Contents  \nNasal Consonants 32  \nLateral l 32  \nThe French r 33  \nMute h and Aspirated h 37  \nBorrowed Affricates in French 40  \nPronunciation of Consonants: Voiced, Unvoiced, or Silent? 40  \nLa détente de la consonne—Consonant Release 44  \n4. The ‘Consonant-Vowel Flow’ of the French Phrase 45  \nFrench Syllabification 45  \nLe groupephonétique—The Phonetic Group 48  \nL’enchaînement consonantique—Consonant Linking 49  \nL’élision vocalique—Vocalic Elision 51  \nHiatus 51  \nThe Phonetic Group in French Recitative 52  \nMethods for Transcription in French 53  \n5. Liaison 55  \nLiaison from an Historical Perspective 55  \nLiaisons obligatoires—Required Liaisons 56  \nLiaisons facultatives—Optional Liaisons 56  \nLiaisons interdites—Forbidden Liaisons 57  \nSpelling and Pronunciation in Liaison 63  \nMaking Decisions about Liaison 69  \nLiaison in Exceptional Cases 72  \nThe Use of Liaison in Common Vocabulary 78  \n6. Mute e in French Poetry and Vocal Music 93  \nThe Role of Mute e 93  \nTreatment of Mute e in the Score 94  \n7. Special Pronunciation Considerations 107  \nL’accent d’insistance—French Emphatic Stress 107  \nL’harmonisation vocalique—Vocalic Harmonization 109  \nLagémination consonantique—Consonant Lengthening 111  \nWords with Variable Pronunciations 114  \nNumbers 120  \nPART TWO French Pronunciation A–Z  \nPreamble to Part Two 127  \nA Comprehensive Pronunciation Guide to French Orthography 128  \nContents | vii  \nPART THREE Pronunciation Dictionaries  \nPreamble to Part Three 245  \nPronunciation Dictionary of Proper Nouns 246  \nPronunciation Dictionary of Borrowed Italian Musical Terms 307  \nBibliography 309  \nIndex 313  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis book would not have been possible without the support of my colleagues and friends. I am indebted to Nathalie Paulin, who carefully proofread the manuscript for accuracy and content. Likewise, I must heartily thank Françoise Sutton, Drs. 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