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  2. English phonology - Wikipedia

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    The phonemes in that and many other English words do not always correspond directly to the letters used to spell them (English orthography is not as strongly phonemic as that of many other languages). The number and distribution of phonemes in English vary from dialect to dialect, and also depend on the interpretation of the individual researcher.

  3. List of languages by number of phonemes - Wikipedia

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    Some consider ğ to be a separate phoneme. Ubykh: Northwest Caucasian: 86-88: 84 2-4 4 consonants are only found in loanwords. Urdu: Indo-European: 61: 48 11 + (2) Besides its Indo-Aryan base, Urdu includes a range of phonemes which are derived from other languages such as Arabic, Persian, English, and more. [citation needed] Vaeakau-Taumako ...

  4. Translating The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, into dozens of languages from the original English. He was critical of some early versions, and made efforts to improve translation by providing a detailed "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings", alongside an appendix "On Translation" in the book itself.

  5. Languages constructed by Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    The 'stories' were made rather to provide a world for the languages than the reverse. To me a name comes first and the story follows. I should have preferred to write in 'Elvish'. But, of course, such a work as The Lord of the Rings has been edited and only as much 'language' has been left in as I thought would be stomached by readers. (I now ...

  6. Phoneme - Wikipedia

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    Sounds that are perceived as phonemes vary by languages and dialects, so that ⓘ and ⓘ are separate phonemes in English since they distinguish words like sin from sing (/sɪn/ versus /sɪŋ/), yet they comprise a single phoneme in some other languages, such as Spanish, in which [pan] and [paŋ] for instance are merely interpreted by Spanish ...

  7. Quenya - Wikipedia

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    Quenya (pronounced [ˈkʷwɛɲja]) [T 1] is a constructed language, one of those devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for the Elves in his Middle-earth fiction.. Tolkien began devising the language around 1910, and restructured its grammar several times until it reached its final state.

  8. Khuzdul - Wikipedia

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    The name of the Silverlode. Uruktharbun: Earlier name of Khazad-dûm or Azanulbizar, meaning unknown. Khazad-dûm: Dwarf-mansion, Dwarrowdelf' (later known as Moria). Zigil-nâd: earlier name of the Silverlode. Kheled-zâram 'glass-lake', i.e. Mirrormere. Zirakinbar 'Silverhorn', earlier name of Zirakzigil. Khîm: A Petty-Dwarf, possibly an ...

  9. American and British English pronunciation differences

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    Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into . differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation).See differences between General American and Received Pronunciation for the standard accents in the United States and Britain; for information about other accents see regional accents of English.