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Foreign Sounds
KH
as in Bach /bäKH/
A fricative consonant pronounced with the tongue in the same
position as for /k/, as in German Buch and ich , or Scottish loch .
N
as in en route /äN "r]t/, Rodin /rO"daN/
The /N/ does not represent a separate sound; it indicates that the
preceding vowel is nasalized, as in French bon (bon voyage) and
en (en route).
as in hors d'oeuvre /ôr "dœvr@/, Goethe /"gœt@/
œ
A vowel made by rounding the lips as with /ô/ while saying /e/ or /A/,
as in French boeuf and feu , or German Hölle and Höhle .
Y
as in Lully /lY"lE/, Utrecht /"Y%treKHt/
A vowel made by rounding the lips as with /[/ or /]/ while saying
/i/ or /E/, as in French rue or German fühlen .
Stress Marks
Stress (or accent) is represented by marks placed before the affected
syllable. The primary stress mark is a short, raised vertical line /"/
which signifies that the heaviest emphasis should be placed on the
syllable that follows. The secondary stress mark is a short, lowered
vertical line / % / which signifies a somewhat weaker emphasis than on
the syllable with primary stress.
Variant Pronunciations
There are several ways in which variant pronunciations are indicated
in the respellings. Some respellings show a pronunciation symbol
within parentheses to indicate a possible variation in pronunciation; for
example, in sandwich /"san(d)wicH/ sometimes the /d/ is
pronounced, while at other times it is not.
Variant pronunciations may be respelled in full, separated by
semicolons. The more common pronunciation is listed first, if this can
be determined, but many variants are so common and widespread as
to be of equal status.
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