Dr. François Poiré

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Biography

François Poiré is a faculty member in the Department of French Studies at Western University. He specializes in French Linguistics, focusing on phonetics and sociophonetics, and prosodic phonology. His research interests include the phonetics of dubbing in French, vocal fusion in clitic groups, and the acoustic properties of clitic elements in French. Poiré has contributed to several notable publications exploring varieties of spoken French and the stylistic markers in television series dubbing. His work has provided insights into linguistic variations within Francophone contexts, particularly in Canadian French. Poiré completed his Ph.D. at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1999, and he has been actively engaged in teaching and research at Western University.

Research Interests

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
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  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.