ABSTRACT
First, it should be noted that Walloon and Romand accents have certain characteristics in common (Bovet 1988: 12; Pohl 1985: 14-15).
1 The a of pate and tache is longer than the a of patte and tache. 2 There is a contrast between 'open' and 'close' e in pairs like pique
[pike] versus piquet [pike], et [e] versus est [e] ([e] as in bebe; [e] as in bete).
