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Spelling and Pronunciation of Written English
 

 

The articles below discuss the rules for sound-to-symbol correspondences in written English.

Long and Short Vowels

Regular and Irregular Spellings

Articles are taken from Prator, Clifford, and Betty Robinett. Manual of American English Pronunciation. 4th ed. Orlando: Harcourt, 1985 (out of print).  Long and Short Vowels is from Chapter 17;  Regular and Irregular Spellings is from Chapter 18.

 
 
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