Sound changes left French unlike Latin, Italian, Spanish or Romanian. How? Here’s the recipe.
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~ Briefly ~
Follow my animated recipe for a taste of how sound shifts changed French pronunciation throughout the ages: Latin, Gaulish and Frankish influence, an early Romance era of Oïl vs Oc, Old French, Middle French, the Renaissance, all the way to Modern and then Contemporary French.
Yes, it’s a recipe! I originally wrote this as a more direct history. After much tinkering I wanted to recreate the story of the sounds of French as a pastry.
~ Credits ~
Art, narration, animation and some of the music by Josh from NativLang
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Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod
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Danse Macabre – Sad Part – no violin by Kevin MacLeod
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Sardana by Kevin MacLeod
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March of the Spoons by Kevin MacLeod
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Village Consort by Kevin MacLeod
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Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod
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Heavy Heart by Kevin MacLeod
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Silver Flame by Kevin MacLeod
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Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod
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Sneaky Snooper by Jason Shaw
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