La variation prosodique dialectale en français. Données et hypothèses (Speech Prosody of Dialectal French: Data and Hypotheses) [in French]

______________________________________________________ Speech Prosody of Dialectal French: Data and Hypotheses This paper contrasts the prosody of 6 varieties of French spoken in three different areas: France (Paris and Lyon), Belgium (Tournai and Liège), and Switzerland (Geneva and Neuchâtel). The objective is to address whether some prosodic criteria can help to classify distinct dialectal varieties from each other. The recordings of the same text read by 4 speakers representing each variety were semi-automatically processed in order to study accentuation, speech rate and rhythm. 8 prosodic measures that can possibly discriminate the 6 varieties were compared. A top-down clustering supports evidence for the expected classification, while a bottom-up clustering points out a more contrasted configuration. MOTS-CLÉS : Prosodie, français dialectal, accentuation, rythme, débit.