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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

Links is the coastal sandy ground traditionally used for golf, or the course itself.

Detailed Definition
Links appears in poetry as a windswept emblem of the natural golf course and the challenge of the dunes. In literary contexts it represents the original ground of the game. Poets invoke the links to illustrate themes of the sea wind, the pot bunker, and the cultural landscape that has shaped the poetry of the ancient game and the exposed contest.
Example
Example in poetry:
The links of the coastal golf course appear in poems of wind, sand, and original ground; Scottish and modern verse place the game upon the dunes where it began; “He played the links until the sea itself seemed part of the hazard” demonstrates exposed contest; Educational poetry shows the term as both the land and the course; Poets invoke the links when the game must feel inseparable from the weather and the shore.
Additional Notes
Links, the coastal sandy ground of traditional golf, carry connotations of wind, exposure, and the original landscape of the game. Poets who choose the term often wish to emphasize the natural rather than the parkland course. Classroom discussion can usefully examine the difference between the links and the inland course. Related terrains include the dunes and the general language of the shore. The image rewards attention to the weather as an active opponent.
Also Known As
Golf Course Coastal Links Open Links
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