---
phase: 05-french-linguistic-engine
plan: 03
subsystem: linguistic-verification
tags: [french, pronunciation, IPA, suno, liaison, phonetics, scan-procedure]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 01-foundation
    provides: pronunciation.md foundation (108 lines, status: foundation)
provides:
  - "Complete French pronunciation scan procedure (6 scans with ALERTE/ATTENTION/INFO severity)"
  - "Liaison table (obligatory/forbidden/optional) with IPA transcriptions"
  - "Extended watchlist (40+ words) organized by risk category with safe alternatives"
  - "Rewrite strategies for 4 risk types with concrete before/after examples"
affects: [07-integration-engine, create-track]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns: [pronunciation-risk-scan, severity-levels-ALERTE-ATTENTION-INFO, liaison-classification, rewrite-strategies]

key-files:
  created: []
  modified:
    - reference/linguistic/french/pronunciation.md

key-decisions:
  - "6-step scan procedure executed post-generation pre-save, not inline during writing"
  - "Three severity levels (ALERTE/ATTENTION/INFO) with clear action thresholds"
  - "Liaison table split into obligatory/forbidden/optional with Suno-specific notes"
  - "Rewrite strategies as recommendations not obligations -- creative judgment prevails"
  - "40 words organized by 4 risk categories instead of flat alphabetical list"

patterns-established:
  - "Risk scan report format: Ligne | Scan | Severite | Detail | Mitigation"
  - "Each watchlist word includes IPA, risk description, and safe alternative"
  - "Severity-driven workflow: ALERTE blocks save, ATTENTION recommends fix, INFO is advisory"

# Metrics
duration: 4min
completed: 2026-04-10
---

# Phase 5 Plan 03: French Pronunciation Extended Guide Summary

**6-step pronunciation scan with severity levels, liaison table (35+ entries), 40-word watchlist with safe alternatives, and 4 rewrite strategy categories for Suno rendering optimization**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 4 min
- **Started:** 2026-04-10T16:36:11Z
- **Completed:** 2026-04-10T16:40:42Z
- **Tasks:** 1
- **Files modified:** 1

## Accomplishments
- Extended pronunciation.md from 108 to 387 lines (foundation → complete status)
- Formalized 6-step pronunciation scan procedure with structured report format (Ligne/Scan/Severite/Detail/Mitigation)
- Built liaison table with 17 obligatory, 13 forbidden, and 5 optional liaison entries with IPA transcriptions and Suno notes
- Expanded watchlist from ~10 to 40 words across 4 risk categories (silent letters, homographs, consonant clusters, unexpected liaisons)
- Created 4 rewrite strategy categories with concrete before/after examples for each risk type
- Added 2 new worked examples: multi-risk scan walkthrough and successful rewrite demonstration

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Etendre pronunciation.md avec procedure de scan, table de liaisons, et strategies de rewrite** - `62ea868` (feat)

## Files Created/Modified
- `reference/linguistic/french/pronunciation.md` - Complete French pronunciation guide with 6-step scan procedure, liaison table, extended watchlist, and rewrite strategies

## Decisions Made
- Structured scan procedure as post-generation/pre-save check rather than inline during lyrics writing -- separates creative flow from verification
- Three severity levels (ALERTE/ATTENTION/INFO) with clear thresholds: ALERTE blocks save, ATTENTION is strong recommendation, INFO is advisory
- Liaison table organized by Suno behavior (obligatory = Suno handles well, forbidden = Suno may err, optional = prefer non-liaison)
- Watchlist organized by risk category (silent letters, homographs, consonant clusters, liaisons) rather than flat alphabetical -- enables targeted scanning
- Rewrite strategies positioned as recommendations, not obligations -- creative judgment prevails when a word is essential to meaning

## Deviations from Plan

None -- plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered

None.

## User Setup Required

None -- no external service configuration required.

## Next Phase Readiness
- pronunciation.md is now complete with actionable mitigations for all identified risks
- Ready for integration into Phase 7 verification engine
- Cross-references to syllables.md and format.md are in place

## Self-Check: PASSED

- FOUND: reference/linguistic/french/pronunciation.md
- FOUND: .planning/phases/05-french-linguistic-engine/05-03-SUMMARY.md
- FOUND: 62ea868 (task 1 commit)

---
*Phase: 05-french-linguistic-engine*
*Completed: 2026-04-10*
