THE COLUMBIAN CYCLOPEDIA THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES VOL. 13 GALVANIZED IRON-GRAM. 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 syl lables: (), the accent indicating on which syllable or syllables the accent or stress of the voice is to be placed." Sound-sym bols em- Representing the Sounds as ployed in exemplified in the Words. Respelling. a...mate, fate, fail, aye.. ă...mat, fat. ú...full, push, good.. Sound-symbols and Marks .mät, fät, fäl, ā. fár, kám, father. .her, ster, herd, kér. ....mov, smóth. her)...göteh. .nown, bow, kow. fúl, push, gúd. ü...French plume, Scotch guid..plüm, güd. ch...chair, match.. ch...German buch, Heidelberg, chär, măch. Scotch loch (guttural). . . . . . bôch, hĩ' dél-běrch, lõch. k...king, cat, cot, cut.. sh.. shun, ambition th... thing, breath .gầm, gò, gắn. júj, jěm, jín. ... .king, kắt, kot, kŭt. 8....sit, scene, cell, city, cypress. . sit, sèn, sel, sit'ì, sì'près. th... though, breathe.. 2....zeal, maze muse. zh...azure, vision... |