KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
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.
|
ɑ as in sofa
|
o as in not |
iu as in duration |
|
ɑ̄ " " arm |
ō " " nor |
c = k " " cat |
| a " " at |
u " " full11In German and French names ü approximates the sound of u in dune.
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ch " " church |
| ā " " fare |
ū " " rule |
cw = qu as in queen |
| e " " pen22In accented syllables only; in unaccented syllables it approximates the sound of e in over. The letter n, with a dot beneath it, indicates the sound of n as in ink. Nasal n (as in French words) is rendered n.
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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
|
iū " " few |
j " " jaw |
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