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Prononciation du double L (ll) en français
Comment savoir comment prononcer le double-l in français. C'est à dire, pourquoi 'ville' ne se prononce pas comme 'fille'? Pourquoi les double-l en vieillard et sellette ne se prononcent de la même manière? Es ce qu'il y a une règle?
Merci d'avance?Tant de renseignements et de la part de trois professeurs en plus!. Merci à tous.
May 18, 2014 2:25 PM
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It's quite simple in fact. Double L are just like a plain L.
What is funny is the combination "ill" (that's a "ee-yuh" sound). There is only a handful of exception to learn: ville, village, mille, million, tranquille (which sounds like just a normal "il".)
May 18, 2014
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Wow, that's an excellent question.
Maybe try reading this: http://french.about.com/od/pronunciation/a/ll.htm
And this discussion: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1350648&langid=6
I quickly read and it seems that it is something to memorize. I'm not too sure as I am not a linguist. :o
May 18, 2014
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Johan explique bien la prononciation dans ce podcast, "Ca Caille":
http://francaisauthentique.libsyn.com/ca-caille
May 18, 2014
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