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oon

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 dialectal pronunciation and spelling of "one," employed in poetry to evoke regional speech patterns, meter-adaptation, or historical linguistic texture.

Detailed Definition
Hardy uses “oon” to represent rural West Country speech. Its repeated appearance in “thik oon” and “theäs oon” emphasizes the speaker’s former local dialect.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And thik oon, and theäs oon, and t’other” uses oon as a dialect form of “one”; “Pick thik oon, not the pale one by the gate” demonstrates regional speech; Thomas Hardy’s Dorset dialect preserves forms such as “thik oon” in rural voices; “This oon carries my grandmother’s accent into the poem” highlights dialect as cultural memory.
Additional Notes
“Oon” is unfamiliar as a written dialect form of “one,” visible in “thik oon.”; Found in the poem, The Ruined Maid by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
moon lunar nighttime
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