Phonetic interference in Mari students’ French pronunciation

This article presents results of a comparative analysis of interfering vowel phonemes systems in the Mari and French languages. The authors examine deviations from normative characteristics. Comparative and contrasting analysis of the two sound systems in contact allows to foresee possible distortions in the secondary sound system. The data help reveal and clarify the reasons of certain phonemic distortions in the French language when in contact with the Mari language.

interference, bilingualiism, the French language, the Mari language, comparative analysis, vowel system, differential characteristics