Professor Detey published an article – Between the theory of linguistic unity and the experience of linguistic variation: when the transcription of oral corpora reminds us of the importance of pronunciation education – in November 2023 in the academic journal Dorif-Repères (Italy).

In November 2023, Professor Detey published an article in French entitled « Entre théorie de l’unité linguistique et expérience de la variation langagière : quand la transcription des corpus oraux nous rappelle l’importance de la didactique de la prononciation » (Between the theory of linguistic unity and the experience of linguistic variation : when the transcription of oral corpora reminds us of the importance of pronunciation education) in the academic journal Dorif-Repères (Italy).

Reference:

Detey, S. (2023). Entre théorie de l’unité linguistique et expérience de la variation langagière : quand la transcription des corpus oraux nous rappelle l’importance de la didactique de la prononciation. Revue Repères-Dorif 28, 1-16.

Abstract:

The aim of this short article is to suggest that exploring linguistic variation – especially on the phonetic-phonological level thanks to the development of corpus phonology (illustrated through the (Inter)Phonology of Contemporary French program in the case of French in the French-speaking world) – leads us to reconsider the functional value of pronunciation norms, for example when it comes to transcribing the spontaneous speech of learners of French. Hence a renewed light shed on the importance of pronunciation education training in foreign language education, notably in French as a foreign language.