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> in English - a word is a word, and the individual letters that it's composed of are almost always pronounced the same way Some context-dependent examples: "r
by grisBeik 2y ago
> in English - a word is a word, and the individual letters that it's composed of are almost always pronounced the same way
Some context-dependent examples: "read": /ɹid/ vs. /ɹɛd/; "lead": /lid/ vs. /lɛd/ (plumbum); "desert": /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ vs. /dɪˈzɝt/.
- Terr_ 2y agoFor more examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronym_(linguistics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronym_(linguistics)