Sharp PW-E500A operation manual Foreign pronunciations, Consonants

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(@) before /l/, /m/, or /n/ indicates that the syllable may be realized with a syllabic l, m, or n, rather than with a vowel and consonant, e.g. /"bVt(@)n/ rather than /"bVt@n/.

(r) indicates an r that is sometimes sounded when a vowel follows, as in drawer, cha-chaing.

Foreign pronunciations

Foreign words and phrases, whether naturalized or not, are always given an anglicized pronunciation. The anglicized pronunciation represents the normal pronunciation used by native speakers of standard English (who may not be

G

(Spanish)

Burgos

F

(Italian)

Cagliari

Û

(Hungarian)

Magyarország

R

French ‘r’

Anvers, Arles

r

all other values of ‘r’ in

(German) Braunschweig

 

other featured languages.

(Italian) Alberti

 

 

(Russian) Grozny

 

 

(Spanish) Algeciras, zarzuela

speakers of other languages) when using the word in an English context. A foreign pronunciation is also given for words taken from other languages (principally French, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish) where this is appreciably different from the anglicized form and where the other language is familiar to a reasonable number of English speakers.

Where the native form of a foreign place name is given in addition to the anglicized form, only the foreign pronunciation of this form is given.

Foreign-language transcriptions are based on current national standards. Regional variations have not been given, except in the case of Spanish transcriptions, where both Castilian and American Spanish variants are given (if distinct). Transcriptions are broad, and many symbols, identical to those used for transcribing English, have similar values to those of RP. In a few cases, where there is no English equivalent to a foreign sound, a symbol has been added to the inventory. The additional symbols used to represent foreign pronunciations are given on the right.

Consonants

 

C

(German)

Ehrlich, gemütlich

J

(French)

Monseigneur, Auvergne, Daubigny

 

(Italian)

Emilia-Romagna

 

(Portuguese)

Minho

 

(Spanish)

España, Buñuel

B

(Spanish)

Bilbao

Vowels

Short vowels

6(German) Abitur

A (Dutch) Nederland

e(French) abbé

(Italian) Croce (Spanish) Albacete

o(French) auberge

(Italian) Palio (Spanish) Cortes

O(French) Bonnard (German) durchkomponiert

(Greek) Dhílos

(Hungarian) Brassó

(Italian) Borgia

9

(French)

Pasteur

{

(French)

Montreux

u(French) Anjou

(Italian) Duccio (Spanish) Asunción

long vowels

(; indicates length)

a; (Dutch)

Den Haag

(German)

Aachen

e; (German) Wehrmacht

(Dutch) Nederland

(Irish) Gaeltacht

o; (German) verboten (Hungarian) Brassó

{; (German) Gasthöfe

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Contents PW-E500A Introduction Contents Using the PW-E500A for the first time Getting StartedTurning the power on/off Auto power off functionTo attach a commercially available strap BacklightData contained in the PW-E500A Layout Display symbols Key assignmentsOperation guidance message Basic operation Inputting words for a dictionary searchSelecting a dictionary / function in the main menu List view selecting an item scrolling Filter search view selecting an item scrollingDetail view scrolling Shifting the displayed character size zRecalling the terms previously searched h Listing a summary of detail view items q Searching a word on the screenBrowsing Notes r Setting the key sound on/off Set-up menuSetting the Auto power off activation time Adjusting the LCD contrastStarting Auto Demo mode Inputting charactersModifying entry 4WDUsing the Oxford Dictionary of English Looking up a word Filter searchIf there is no match found Browsing NotesPhrase search Spellcheck functionFurther information If the list of words does not appear as expectedUsing the Oxford Thesaurus of English Press tto open the Oxford Thesaurus of English Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Searching by an author name Filter searchKeyword search Press uto open the Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsRandom quote Screen of the Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsUsing the Solver functions Crossword solverPuzzle solver Anagram solver Entering charactersUsing the Super jump function How to use the Super jump functionSpecifying a Dictionary to jump to About the detail view after the jumpUsing the History function How to use the History functionDeleting a history item Deleting the history list of a DictionaryPrior to initiating calculations Calculation examplesExample Operation Display Setting a currency rate Currency converterConverting currencies Metric converter Units capable of being convertedReplacing the battery AppendicesReset procedure if trouble occurs SpecificationsReset procedures Troubleshooting Product supportOxford Dictionary of English IntroductionStructure Core Sense and Subsense NoseSpecialized case of the core sense, e.g Specialist Vocabulary Encyclopedic MaterialGrammar Terms relating to nounsOther terms relating to nouns Terms relating to verbsTerms relating to adjectives Evidence and Illustrative Examples Terms relating to adverbsOxford English Corpus Oxford Reading ProgrammeWord Histories Specialist readingExamples Usage Notes Standard EnglishWorld English Spelling Variant spellings Ise or ize? HyphenationInflection VerbsNouns Pronunciations AdjectivesForeign pronunciations ConsonantsOxford Thesaurus of English Selection of entriesHomonyms SynonymsIllustrative examples Linguistic evidence Idiomatic phrases and phrasal verbsRegister standard vs. informal and regional English Opposites Word links‘Choose the Right Word’ notes ConfusablesWord lists Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Introduction abridgedPage How to use the Dictionary Page Keyword Search Europe Sharp Corporation
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