Languages in contact: the case of Alsatian and French

International audienceFeatures and cues are not as rigid as we might think. Some articulatory targets are clearly sufficient to ensure mutual understanding.-The question raised by these changes is that of the nature of phonological systems and their phonetic basis.-It seems feasible to suggest a more flexible reading of the phonetic system, based on variability and adaptation that arise within a group of different phonemes as part of language contact