Why do French People
Sound French?
In this video, I explain why French people sound French
when speaking
English.
I break down the accent features with the help of current
French president Emmanuel Macron!
(10 points to anyone who realised that the 2nd /p/ in "passport" is
fairly unaspirated in English)
Thanks to those viewers who have pointed out that Emmanuel Macron has
"un cheveu sur la langue" in French.
However, this really doesn't
matter.
I teach many French students who hypercorrect and pronounce /s/
as /θ/ (and /z/ as /ð/) in English, and who don't have "un cheveu sur la
langue".
This video is simply a demonstration of potential
pronunciation issues French people may have in English. Hypercorrection
is a common issue and Macron illustrates this.
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