Quebec French is known for many phonologcal features. They include affrication of the plosives /d/ and /t/ before high front vowels, vowel laxing and diphthongization. However, another feature produced by many speakers is r-coloured vowels.
R-coloured vowels are common in English and Mandarin. However, they can also be heard in the French of Quebec. The words un (one) and brun (brown) have a nasal vowel. In Quebec French, this nasal vowel is often followed by a retroflex which has the quality of an r-coloured vowel.
The r-coloured vowel can also appear in words such as jour (day) peur (fear) and pur (pure). In these words, the r-coloured vowel occurs word-finally. The production of the r-coloured vowel is more common in Montreal than in other parts of the province.
Many phonological features distinguish Quebec French from other varieties. One feature is the r-coloured vowels of many speakers. They are most common in Montreal.
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