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Transcription
Each entry is followed by its phonetic transcription between slashes,
with a few exceptions.
Morphological variations
The phonetic transcription of the plural and feminine forms of certain
nouns and adjectives does not repeat the root, but shows only the change
in ending. Therefore, in certain cases, the presentation of the entry does
not correspond to that of the phonetic transcription e.g. électricien , -ienne
/elEktRisj~ E , En/.
Phrases
Full phonetic transcription is given for adverbial or prepositional phrases
which are shown in alphabetical order within the main headword e.g.
emblée , d'emblée /d~ A ble/, plain-pied , de plain-pied /d(@)pl~ E pje/.
Consonants
Aspiration of 'h'
Where it is impossible to make a liaison this is indicated by /'/
immediately after the slash e.g. haine /'En/.
Assimilation
A voiced consonant can become unvoiced when it is followed by an
unvoiced consonant within a word e.g. absorber /apsORbe/.
Vowels
Open 'e' and closed 'e'
A clear distinction is made at the end of a word between a closed 'e' and
an open 'e' e.g. pré /pRe/ and près /pRE/, complet /k~ O plE/ and combler
/k~ O ble/.
Within a word the following rules apply:
• 'e' is always open in a syllable followed by a syllable containing a
mute 'e' e.g. règle /REgl/, réglementaire /REgl@m~ A tER/
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