Functional Substitution of Vowels [i] and [и] in the Oral Practice in French and Bulgarian Languages Cover Image

Функционална субституция на гласните [i] и [и] в устната практика на френския и българския език
Functional Substitution of Vowels [i] and [и] in the Oral Practice in French and Bulgarian Languages

Author(s): Veska Kirilova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Comparative Linguistics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: substitution; oral practice; French; Bulgarian; vowel [i]; vowel [и]

Summary/Abstract: The present study examines some cases of functional substitution of the French vowel [i] and of the Bulgarian [и] in the oral practice of both languages. The research establishes the substituents of the two vowels, the phonetic and phonological consequences as well as the phonetic reasons causing the course of the substitution process under consideration.

  • Issue Year: 40/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 203-215
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English, Bulgarian