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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The BBC Pronunciation Unit, also known as the BBC Pronunciation Research Unit, is an arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) comprising linguists (phoneticians) whose role is "to research and advise on the pronunciation of any words, names or phrases in any language required by anyone in the BBC". [1]
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary suggests the first pronunciation. Similarly, this pronunciation markup guide will choose the most widely used form. NOTE: This guide is designed to be simple and easy to use. This can only be achieved by giving up scope and freedom from occasional ambiguity.
Ilene is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Ilene Beckerman (born 1935), American writer; Ilene Berns (1943–2017), American record company director; Ilene Chaiken (born 1957), American television producer and writer; Ilene Graff (born 1949), American actress and singer; Ilene Hamann (born 1984), South African actress and model
In 2016, Kim received the Lee Young-min Batting Award, given to the top-hitting high school player in Republic of Korea. [1]Kim appeared in six baseball contests during the 2022 Asian Games, batting .292/.500/.370 in 18 at-bats, and winning a gold medal for South Korea. [2]
Lee finished seventh in the all-around at the 2019 Korean National Team Selection with the second-highest score on the uneven bars. [3] She was then selected to compete at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Hyun Jin-ju and Shin Sol-yi, and the team placed 10th. [4] Lee also placed 10th in the individual all-around. [5]
Li or Lee (; Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ) is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [1] Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, [ 2 ] and more than 100 million in Asia. [ 3 ]
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Igbo on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Igbo in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.