Resumen de Un essai de théorisation sur le penchant vers l‛accent parisien chez la femme tunisienne
Field observations of the way Tunisian females and males pronounce the letter "r" when they speak or read French show a significant difference between the two sexes.
On the one hand, Tunisian females tend to use the so-called Parisian accent when they pronounce the letter "r" in the French language. On the other hand, a significant majority of Tunisian males are inclined to roll their "r" when they speak or read French.
Attempt is made in this study to identify the psycho-social factors which are behind this peculiar linguistic phenomenon. These factors have proven helpful in outlining a social science theoretical framework relevant both to the understanding äs well äs to the explanation of the phenomenon in question.
