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Re: OT: Another French name pronunciation question

From:Remi Villatel <maxilys@...>
Date:Thursday, February 5, 2004, 23:05
Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> Indeed, "Niepce" could be an archaic spelling due to its use as last > name (in which case I'd expect it to be pronounced [njEs]). But I'd > still expect it to be written "Niepce" or "Nièpce". The acute accent > doesn't belong there.
Sorry to prove you wrong... I opened my dictionary and I found: Niépce (Nicéphore) 1765-1833 French physicist, inventor of the photography. So it's an acute accent but AFAIK I've never heard his name pronounced an other way than [njEps]. Unfortunately, the dictionary doesn't provide an IPA pronounciation. See ya, ===================== Remi Villatel maxilys@normandnet.fr =====================

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