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By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide to French Language since 1999

Affective Accent ~ Accent affectif

Monday March 10, 2008
In English, speakers emphasize words simply by saying them louder, but this is not the case in French. Learn about the affective accent - what French speakers use to provide emphasis, usually an emotion.
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March 11, 2008 at 5:58 am
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When I click on the quiz of the day link I get another page, but not the quiz.

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