2006-07-22 04:05:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
acute accent.
2006-07-22 04:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by Myles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An Acute is an upward sloping line above a french vowel, this indicates more of an Ah sound,
A Grav is a downward sloping line above a french vowel, indicating an eh sound.
A Cedillia (che-di-la) is a curl under a C to produce a SS sound, ie Cava is Sa-va and not ka-va.
A Circomflex is triangle above a vowel to indicate a particular sound, but I have just drawn a blank at what sound that is. whoops
2006-07-22 08:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an accute accent. We don't use it very much in English, but it is found occasionally, particularly in hymns and old poetry. It's main pupose is not ot change the sound of the vowel, as in French, but to tell you to put the stress on the syllable which contains it.
For example we would normally pronounce "blessed" as "blest', but if it has an accute accent over its e we would pronounce it "bless-ed".
2006-07-22 09:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by ftmshk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That mark is not used in English. When writing French it is called a accent in English.
2006-07-22 04:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anchan,
A circumflex is over a letter, a cedilla is under the c (cédille). But the answer is right, it is accent.
2006-07-22 04:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by kachkacha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An acute accent.
2006-07-22 04:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are fadas still going around?
What about the seimhe?
2006-07-22 04:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by emeraldisle2222 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
circumflex
oops, miles is right! A circumflex is the mark under a c! Wow, a degree in french (13 years ago!) and I forgot!!
2006-07-22 04:08:16 · answer #8 · answered by anchan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called an accent.
2006-07-22 04:09:44 · answer #9 · answered by trixie firecracker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acute accent
2006-07-22 04:10:02 · answer #10 · answered by Croeso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋