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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
The pronunciation of MERLE
Hi
Would it be difficult for a native speaker of English to pronounce the French name MERLE? It's not easy for Pakistanis to pronounce this name--ie, ending a word with rle. I've seen many stumbling on this word.
Many thanks,
Tom
PS: By the way, does it sound with curl?
Would it be difficult for a native speaker of English to pronounce the French name MERLE? It's not easy for Pakistanis to pronounce this name--ie, ending a word with rle. I've seen many stumbling on this word.
Many thanks,
Tom
PS: By the way, does it sound with curl?
Top answer
same like curl, but make sure you have a schwa before l.
- same like curl, but make sure you have a schwa before l.
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What pakis do or any L2 learners to: L2-ize foreign words, the way L1 english speakers anglicize foreign words.
Urdu, Hindi speakers may pronounce merle as m? rl?. Look at the syllables: m? and rl?. Observe two things here: (1) CV and CCV syllables; (2) -rl- cluster in the onset.
-rl- cluster in the onset is not permitted in english. Second, vowel + r in english plays very im
Urdu, Hindi speakers may pronounce merle as m? rl?. Look at the syllables: m? and rl?. Observe two things here: (1) CV and CCV syllables; (2) -rl- cluster in the onset.
-rl- cluster in the onset is not permitted in english. Second, vowel + r in english plays very im
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