Pronunciation Guides

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Native American pronunciation guide

Thanks to Debbi Hegstrom, Kathleen Steiger, and Joanne Platt, here is a guide to pronunciation of Native American cultures, developed for Hearts of Our People:

Native Nations pronun guide

From Debbi, “This is based for the most part on pronunciations spoken on websites. There were phonetic variations for some of the groups. We tried to be as accurate as possible; however, if you know of a different/more accurate pronunciation for any group, please send it my way. This is our best effort. If you want to print it our, it requires 8-1/2″ x 14′ paper.”

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Chinese pronunciation

Here are some common pronunciations for objects in the Power and Beauty Show, courtesy of Mingjen Chen.

Chinese pronunciation

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German pronunciation guide

From the accurate docent pronunciation study group, we have a guide for pronouncing German names and terms. This particular guide was developed in connection with the Martin Luther exhibition, but it can be applied to other German works, too:

german-pron-guide-2-pdf

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Best practices for pronunciation

From the Accurate Pronunciation Study Group, here are some best practices for pronunciation, as well as the credits for the posted pronunciation guides (French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and German):

Accurate Pronunciation Study Group, 2015-2017

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French pronunciation guide

From the accurate pronunciation study group, we have a guide for pronouncing French names and terms associated with Mia objects:

French pronunciation PDF

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Japanese pronunciation guide

From the accurate pronunciation study group, we have a guide for pronouncing Japanese names and terms associated with Mia objects:

JapanesePronunicationGuide final copy PDF

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Spanish pronunciation guide

From the accurate pronunciation study group, we have a guide for pronouncing Spanish names and terms associated with Mia objects:

Pronunciation Guide for Spanish final copy PDF

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Italian pronunciation guide

From the accurate pronunciation study group, we have a guide for pronouncing Italian names and terms associated with Mia objects:

Italian Names and Terms PDF

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How to pronounce artists’ names

From Juline Chevalier, here are two helpful pronunciation guides for modern and contemporary artists’ names:

Artspace, Volume 1

Artspace, Volume 2

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