French of France


French of France is the predominant variety of the French language in France, Andorra and Monaco, in its formal and informal registers. It has, for a long time, been associated with Standard French. It is now seen as a variety of French alongside Acadian French, Belgian French, Quebec French, Swiss French, etc. In overseas France or Corsica, it is more often called Metropolitan French or Hexagonal French.

Phonology

Paris

In Paris, nasal vowels are no longer pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: →, →, → and →. Many distinctions are lost: and, and, and, and and and. Otherwise, some speakers still distinguish /a/ and /ɑ/ in stressed syllables, but they pronounce the letter "â" as : pâte.

Southern provinces

In the south of France, nasal vowels have not changed; there are still pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: enfant, pain, bon and brun. Many distinctions are lost. At the end, southern speakers no longer distinguish and : livré and livret are both pronounced. In closed syllables, they no longer distinguish and, also and : notre and nôtre are both pronounced and jeune and jeûne are both pronounced. The distinction of vs. and vs. are lost. Older speakers pronounce all the "e": chaque and vêtement.

Northern provinces

In the north, and are both pronounced as at the end: là is pronounced and mât.

Lorraine

Phonemic long vowels are still maintained: pâte and fête. Before, changed to : guitare is pronounced, voir is pronounced.