THE COLUMBIAN CYCLOPEDIA THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES VOL. 4 BEN NEVIS-BRAVE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BUFFALO, N. Y. GARRETSON, COX & COMPANY 1897 SCHEME OF SOUND SYMBOLS FOR THE PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS. Note.-(-) is the mark dividing words respelt phonetically into syllables; ('), the accent indicating on which syllable or syllables the accent or stress of the voice is to be placed." aw..fall, laud, law ...mete, meat, feet, free ě...met, bed. é...her, stir, heard, cur ...pine, ply, height. ...pin, nymph, ability. ō...note, toll, soul.. Ŏ...not, plot.... 6...move, smooth. Words respelt with Sound-symbols and Marks for Pronunciation. .māt, fät, fāl, ā. .măt, făt. fár, kám, father. .car, fär. fawl, lawd, law. mēt, met, fet, frë. .mět, běd. .her, ster, herd, kér. pin, pli, hit. .pin, nimƒ, ă-bil'î-tî. .nōt, tõl, sōl. .nět, plòt. ō...Goethe (similar to e in her)...gö teh. ow.. .noun, bough, cow.. oy..boy, boil... .mov, smóth. .nown, bow, kow. .boy, boyl. pur, dù, fu. bud, kum, tuf. ...pure, dew, few. й...bud, come, tough ú...full, push, good fúl, push, gud ...French plume, Scotch guid. .plüm, güd. sh...shun, ambition th...thing, breath gã, gõ, gắn. 8....sit, scene, cell. city, cypress.. sit, sẽn, sèl, sìt'i, si'près. th... though, breathe.. ....zeal, maze, muse. zh...azure, vision.. |