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Chrétien Vocalisé

A Pedagogical Resource for Pronouncing Francien

Chrétien Vocalisé

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    • Prologue
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      • Infinitives
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Infinitives

As in modern French, verbs in Francien possessed an infinitive form. These appear regularly in texts such as the “Philomène.” Here are six key examples (parenthetical numbers refer to the line numbers in the prologue):

estre (17) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/estre-17.mp3

 

feire (298) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/feire-298.mp3

 

randre (301) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/randre-301.mp3

 

savoir (171) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/savoir-171.mp3

 

venir (260) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/venir-260-.mp3

 

vieler (201) 

https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/t2-my/my-prd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2550/2018/02/vieler-201.mp3
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