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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. | ||
a as in sofa | o as in not | iu as in duration |
ä ” ” arm | ö ” ” n oor | c = k ” ” cat |
a ” ” at | u ” ” full | ch ” ” church |
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. | 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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