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| 2.4.1 Voiced and unvoiced sounds |
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2.4.1.1 Voiced and unvoiced s |
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French differenatiates between voiced and unvoiced sounds. The sounds concerned are s and sh.
What actually is the difference? The difference is in the use of your vocal chords. They vibrate in the unvoiced version. Actually English has the same. Voiced s are in the words crazy, these. Unvoiced s are in words like sun, fuss, Swiss.
Graphemes for voiced s are: s, z, x, zz
Graphemes for voiced s are: s, ss, c, ç, sc, sth, x
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Unvoiced s |
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soleil (sun) |
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| poisson (fish)
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| citron (lemon)
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| garçon (boy)
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| science (science)
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| asthme (asthma)
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| six (six)
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