[^o] as in lord—l[^o]rd
[)o] as in not—n[)o]t
[.o] ([)u]) as in son—s[.o]n
[o.] ([u.]) as in wolf—w[o.]lf
[o:] ([=oo]) as in do—d[o:]
oa ([=o]) as in boat—b[=o]at
[=oo] ([o:]) as in moon—m[=oo]n
[)oo] ([o.]) as in foot—f[)oo]t
[=u] as in pure—p[=u]re
[)u] as in cup—c[)u]p
[^u] as in burn—b[^u]rn
[u.] ([o.]) as in full—f[u.]ll
[u:] as in rude—r[u:]de
ew ([=u]) as in new
[=y] ([=i] as in fly—fl[=y]
[)y] ([)i]) as in hymn—h[)y]mn
[y] ([e]) as in myrrh—m[y]rrh
c (s) as in cent
c (k) as in cat
ce (sh) as in ocean
ch (k) as in school
ch (sh) as in machine
ci (sh) as in gracious
dg (j) as in edge
ed (d) as in burned
ed (t) as in baked
f (v) as in of
g (hard) as in get
g (j) as in gem
gh (f) as in laugh
n (ng) as in ink
ph (f) as in sulphur
qu (kw) as in queen
s (z) as in has
s (sh) as in sure
s (zh) as in pleasure
ssi (sh) as in passion
si (zh) as in occasion
ti (sh) as in nation
wh (hw) as in when
x (z) as in Xavier
x (ks) as in tax
x (gz) as in exist
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LANGUAGE is the expression of thought by means of
words.
WORDS, with respect to their origin, are divided
into primitive and derivative; and with
respect to their composition, into simple
and compound.
A PRIMITIVE word is one that is not derived from another
word.
A DERIVATIVE word is one that is formed from another
word by means of prefixes or suffixes, or by some
other change.
A SIMPLE word is one that consists of a single significant
term.
A COMPOUND word is one made up of two or more simple
words.
A SENTENCE is a combination of words which make complete
sense.
A SYLLABLE is a word or a part of a word pronounced
by one effort of the voice.
The DIAERESIS is the mark [..] placed over the second
of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to
be pronounced as distinct letters; as REECHO.
