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the above transcription of shawl is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
the word shawl occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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An example use of shawl in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… wife he saw her shawl laying near a …”
Shawl is a type of garment that is wrapped around the head and shoulders.