This study analyzed Canadian French (CF) vowels /i y ø e ɛ o u a/ in word-final position. Of particular interest was the stability of /e-ɛ/; although some dialects of French have merged /e-ɛ/ to /e/ in word-final context, this contrast is maintained in CF. The present study investigated the stability of this contrast in various preceding phonetic contexts and in lexical vs morphological contrasts. Results showed that the contrast was maintained by all four speakers, although to varying degrees.
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机译：这项研究分析了处于字词结尾位置的加拿大法语（CF）元音/ iøeɛo u a /。特别令人感兴趣的是/ e- particular /的稳定性；尽管法语的某些方言已在词尾语境中将/e-ɛ/合并为/ e /，但这种对比在CF中得以维持。本研究在各种先前的语音环境以及词汇对比形态对比中研究了这种对比的稳定性。结果显示，尽管程度不同，但所有四个扬声器均保持了对比度。
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