Akerbeltz 20:35, 1 dhen Chèitean 2019

2019-05-01T20:35:12Z

Akerbeltz: Chaidh duilleag le "Right so you have a word with a funny spelling that isn't in a dictionary? Or you heard an unfamiliar word and can't quite figure out how to spell it? Well, I..." a chruthachadh

2019-04-30T16:53:57Z

Chaidh duilleag le "Right so you have a word with a funny spelling that isn't in a dictionary? Or you heard an unfamiliar word and can't quite figure out how to spell it? Well, I..." a chruthachadh

Duilleag ùr

Right so you have a word with a funny spelling that isn't in a dictionary? Or you heard an unfamiliar word and can't quite figure out how to spell it? Well, I can't guarantee I can fix your problem but here is a list of helpful hints that I've collected over the years, ranging from the simple and fairly obvious to the arcane and fiddly. I'll try listing them roughly from simple to tricky but in real life, you really have to juggle these at the same time as they can appear on top of each other.

==Lenition==
This is a fairly basic one. Lenition changes the beginning of a word. Common pitfalls are:
* bh and mh both come out as /v/ or /vj/
* sh and th both come out as /h/ or /hj/
* fh is usually silent so the first sound you hear may actually be the second sound so if your word begins with l, r, n or a vowel, consider it might actually be f + l n r or a vowel

==Parsing==
So parsing is all about how you chop up a string of sounds. Because of the way sounds (and our ears) work, things are often not what they seem to be. So when you're puzzled about the start of a word and you heard this surrounded by other words, ask yourself if the first sound might actually be the last sound of the preceding word. Common ones are:
* an initial n sound might well the be the final n from a preceding definite article
* an initial g sound could be the g from a preceding ag if you're looking at a verbal noun

 
 
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 * <span style="color: #008000;">sh</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">th</span> both come out as /h/ or /hj/
 * <span style="color: #008000;">fh</span> is usually silent so the first sound you hear may actually be the second sound so if your word begins with <span style="color: #008000;">l</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">r</span>, <span style="color: #008000;">n</span> or a vowel, consider it might actually be <span style="color: #008000;">f</span> + <span style="color: #008000;">l n r</span> or a vowel
 ==Parsing==

Sounds a bit like - Eachdraidh nam mùthaidhean

Akerbeltz 20:35, 1 dhen Chèitean 2019

Akerbeltz: Chaidh duilleag le "Right so you have a word with a funny spelling that isn't in a dictionary? Or you heard an unfamiliar word and can't quite figure out how to spell it? Well, I..." a chruthachadh