Project Gutenberg 2007-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 204 Bèze, Théodore de 1519 1605 Beze, Theodore de De francicae linguae recta pronuntiatione Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "De francicae linguae recta pronuntiatione" by Théodore de Bèze is a linguistic guide focusing on the correct pronunciation of the French language, written in the late 16th century. The work primarily discusses the nuances of pronunciation that can challenge non-native speakers, especially those from German and Italian backgrounds. De Bèze's aim is to clarify these intricacies to help learners acquire the elegant and fluid use of French as it was understood in his time. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intention behind the work, highlighting the challenges faced by foreign learners of French due to regional variations and peculiarities in pronunciation. De Bèze establishes the foundation for an exploration of phonetics, covering the basic assumptions about how French sounds are produced and their representations in writing. He underscores the necessity of understanding vowel and consonant sounds, sharing insights into the subtle distinctions that might impede comprehension and authentic communication for those unacquainted with French phonetic norms. The reader is set up for a detailed examination of pronunciation rules that follow in the subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. la French language -- Pronunciation PC Text Category: Language & Communication 173430 2025-10-09T10:09:26.577175 text/html 168881 2007-08-21T13:53:18 text/html 186872 2025-10-09T10:09:34.677168 application/epub+zip 185628 2025-10-09T10:09:30.052164 application/epub+zip 127140 2025-10-09T10:09:28.614164 application/epub+zip 382881 2025-10-09T10:09:37.456134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344618 2025-10-09T10:09:33.516143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276001 2022-09-10T12:45:01.533529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133557 2025-10-09T10:09:25.588227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132063 2007-08-21T13:53:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18097 2025-10-09T10:09:37.592110 application/rdf+xml 17881 2025-10-09T10:09:29.131173 image/jpeg 3800 2025-10-09T10:09:28.872153 image/jpeg 51239 2007-08-21T13:53:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 102054 2007-08-21T13:53:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 180207 2025-10-09T10:09:26.593308 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia