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Bauhaus

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Interdisciplinary German school (1919–1933) influencing poetic design and typography

Detailed Definition
Bauhaus (Germany) refers to the influential 1919–1933 German art school whose principles of functional design, geometric abstraction, and integration of art and technology inspired poets to experiment with visual layout, minimalism, and typographic innovation in concrete and constructivist poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Bauhaus (Germany) influenced concrete poetry through its emphasis on form-function unity; example: László Moholy-Nagy’s typographic poems where letter placement creates visual rhythm.
Additional Notes
German art school (1919-1933) influencing poetry through emphasis on function, simplicity, geometric form. Related to concrete poetry and visual poetry. Modernist movement. Study relationship between visual arts and poetry.
Other Meanings of “Bauhaus”
Also Known As
Bauhaus movement German modernist school Bauhaus aesthetic Weimar design poetry
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