KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
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When the pronunciation is self-evident the titles are not respelled;
when by mere division and accentuation it can be shown sufficiently clearly
the titles have been divided into syllables, and the accented syllables
indicated.
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| a as in sofa
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o as in not |
iu as in duration |
| ä ” ” arm |
ö ” ” n oor |
c = k ” ” cat |
| a ” ” at |
u ” ” full |
ch ” ” church |
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ɑ̄ ” ” fare |
ū ” ” rule |
cw = qu as in queen |
| e ” ” pen11In accented syllables only; in unaccented
syllables it approximates the sound of e in over.
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U ” ” but |
dh (th) ” ” the |
| ê ” ” fate |
Ū ” ” burn |
f ” ” fancy |
| i ” ” tin |
ai ” ” pine |
g (hard) ” ” go |
| î ” ” machine |
au “ ” out |
H ” ” loch (Scotch) |
| o ” ” obey |
ei ” ” oil |
hw (wh) ” ” why |
| ō ” ” no
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iū ” ” few |
j ” ” jaw |
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