['< sod > | last = cather | first = willa | title = my antonia | editor = sharistanian, janet | publisher = [ [ oxford university press ] ] | location = oxford | isbn = 0 - 19 - 953814 - x | date = 11 december 2008 | page = 9 | quote = the bohemian name\'\' antonia\'\' is strongly accented on the first syllable, like the english name\'\' anthony\'\', and the\'\' i\'\' is given the sound of long\'\' e\'\'. the name is pronounced an\'- ton - ee - ah. } } but note that english " anthony " begins with a different vowel sound. cather\'s explanation of the " i " phoneme is not entirely clear. the czech pronunciation can be heard here : http : / / forvo. com / search / antonia / cs / < / ref > is a novel published in 1918 by american writer [ [ willa cather ] ], considered one of her best works. it is the final book of her " prairie trilogy " of novels, preceded by\'\' [ [ o pioneers! ] ]\'\' and\'\' [ [ the song of the lark ] ]\'\'. < eod > < sod > | last = cather | first = willa | title = my antonia | editor = sharistanian, janet | publisher = [ [ oxford university press ] ] | location = oxford | isbn = 0 - 19 - 953814 - x | date = 11 december 2008 | page = 9 | quote = the bohemian name\'\' antonia\'\' is strongly accented on the first syllable, like the english name\'\' anthony\'\', and the\'\' i\'\' is given the sound of long\'\' e\'\'. the name is pronounced an\'- ton - ee - ah. } } but note that english " anthony " begins with a different vowel sound. cather\'s explanation of the " i " and " a " phonemes is not entirely clear : " ee - yah " would be more accurate than " ee - ah ". the czech pronunciation can be heard here : http : / / forvo. com / search / antonia / cs / < / ref > is a novel published in 1918 by american writer [ [ willa cather ] ], considered one of her best works. it is the final book of her " prairie trilogy " of novels, it preceded by\'\' [ [ o pioneers! ] ]\'\' and\'\' [ [ the song of the lark ] ]\'\'. < eod >']