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gude

Dialect
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

A traditional Scots dialect spelling of "good," used in regional poetry and ballads to convey local voice, warmth, or moral quality.

Detailed Definition
Gude is the Scots form of good. It appears in the description of the child and helps establish the poem’s Scottish dialect and tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
“She was baith gude and fair, John” uses Scots gude for “good”; Robert Burns frequently preserves Scots speech to give lyric voice and locality; “A gude fire warmed the cottage through the rain” shows its everyday dialect use; “He was gude to the poor, though plain in coat” lets dialect characterize speaker and setting
Additional Notes
The quoted word "gude" is a Scots spelling of "good" and may be unfamiliar to readers outside that dialect.; Found in the poem, The Land o' the Leal by Lady Nairne
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