Classical Milanese Orthography

The classical Milanese orthography (as edited by Circolo Filologico Milanese) has the following conventions that differ from Italian Alphabet .

General using of accents:

acute accent: indicates close sound in "e" or "o"

grave accent: indicates open sound in "e" or "o"

circumflex accent: indicates very closed and long sound of "o"

Pronunciation of vowels and false Diphthongs :

, , represent open and short vowels when followed by double consonant or if accented in word end; close and long when followed by sigle consonant

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<ò> represents

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represents ; may also represent after or in the diphthong .

Using of consonants:

redoubling: make the preceding vowel short and open

~~represents either voiced or voiceless sibilant; intervocalically, it is always voiced and voiceless is represented with a double . Word-finally it is always voiceless.~~

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after a vowel represents the nasalization of the preceding vowel; before another vowel or when written doubled, it represents .

represents the nasalization of the preceding vowel when followed by consonant; otherwise it represents

represents that the preceding or are velar even thought they precede a front vowel.

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TABLE OF PRONUNCIATION

The stress is normally on the penultimate syllable for words ending in vowel, on the last syllable for these ending in consonant.

	APPAREL
	BABY
	BEAUTY
	BOOKS
	CAR TOYS
	CELL PHONES
	DVD'S
	ELECTRONICS
	GOURMET FOOD
	GROCERIES
	HEALTH & PERSONAL
	HOME & GARDEN
	JEWELRY
	MUSIC
	MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
	OFFICE PRODUCTS
	SOFTWARE
	SPORTING GOODS
	TOOLS & HARDWARE
	TOYS
	VIDEO GAMES
	SHOPPING HOME

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