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H muet
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Anglais
Langlais (English ; prononcé : ) est une langue indo-européenne germanique originaire d'Angleterre qui tire ses racines de langues du nord de l'Europe (terre d'origine des Angles, des Saxons et des Frisons) dont le vocabulaire a été enrichi et la syntaxe et la grammaire modifiées par le français anglo-normand, apporté par les Normands, puis par le français avec les Plantagenêt. La langue anglaise est ainsi composée d'environ 29 % de mots d'origine normande et française et plus des deux tiers de son vocabulaire proviennent du français ou du latin.
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
The phonological history of the English language includes various changes in the phonology of consonant clusters. H-dropping The H-cluster reductions are various consonant reductions that have occurred in the history of English, involving consonant clusters beginning with /h/ that have lost the /h/ (or become reduced to /h/) in some or all dialects. Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ The cluster /hw/ (spelled ⟨wh⟩ since Middle English) has been subject to two kinds of reduction: Reduction to /h/ before rounded vowels (due to /hw/ being perceived as a /h/ with the labialization characteristic of that environment).
Rhoticity in English
Rhoticity in English is the pronunciation of the historical rhotic consonant /r/ by English speakers. The presence or absence of rhoticity is one of the most prominent distinctions by which varieties of English can be classified. In rhotic varieties, the historical English /r/ sound is preserved in all pronunciation contexts. In non-rhotic varieties, speakers no longer pronounce /r/ in postvocalic environments: when it is immediately after a vowel and not followed by another vowel.
English language in England
The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader British English, along with other varieties in the United Kingdom. Terms used to refer to the English language spoken and written in England include: English English and Anglo-English.
Battement (linguistique)
En linguistique, le battement (en anglais flapping ou tapping) désigne, en termes de phonétique articulatoire, un mouvement rapide et saccadé de l'apex (la pointe de la langue) ou de la luette. En termes phonologiques, il s'agit du processus selon laquelle une consonne devient battue. L'exemple classique du battement est offert par certaines variétés de l'anglais, dont l'anglais américain. Dans les contextes intervocaliques, on y observe une lénition des occlusives alvéolaires, qui se traduit par la perte d'opposition entre /t/ et /d/, alors remplacés par une consonne battue alvéolaire voisée, soit [ɾ].
Prononciation de l'anglais
La prononciation de l'anglais varie considérablement dans sa phonologie, principalement en raison de son histoire, à travers différentes périodes historiques distinctes, et de son expansion géographique.
English-language vowel changes before historic /r/
In English, many vowel shifts affect only vowels followed by /r/ in rhotic dialects, or vowels that were historically followed by /r/ that has been elided in non-rhotic dialects. Most of them involve the merging of vowel distinctions and so fewer vowel phonemes occur before /r/ than in other positions of a word. Rhoticity in English In rhotic dialects, /r/ is pronounced in most cases. In General American English (GA), /r/ is pronounced as an approximant ɹ or ɻ in most positions, but after some vowels, it is pronounced as r-coloring.
Phonological history of English close front vowels
The close and mid-height front vowels of English (vowels of i and e type) have undergone a variety of changes over time and often vary by dialect. Middle English had a long close front vowel /iː/, and two long mid front vowels: the close-mid /eː/ and the open-mid /ɛː/. The three vowels generally correspond to the modern spellings , and respectively, but other spellings are also possible. The spellings that became established in Early Modern English are mostly still used today, but the qualities of the sounds have changed significantly.
Cockney
vignette|L'église St Mary-le-Bow sur Cheapside. Le terme cockney désigne les Londoniens issus de la classe ouvrière et habitant l'est de la ville, ainsi que leur argot. Selon la tradition, ce mot qualifie, au sens strict, ceux qui pouvaient entendre sonner les cloches de Bow, c'est-à-dire les cloches de l'église St Mary-le-Bow. Celles-ci détruites par un bombardement en 1941 furent muettes pendant 20 années.
Manchester dialect
Mancunian (or Manc) is the accent and dialect spoken in the majority of Manchester, North West England, and some of its environs. It is also given to the name of the people who live in the city of Manchester. It has been described as 'twangy' whilst also being labelled 'euphonic' and has been voted as the sexiest accent in England. Additionally it has been claimed Mancunian is one of the most desirable and friendliest accents in the UK.