English Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-ROM (17th Edition)

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1. Introduction to the English Pronouncing Dictionary

• What is the English Pronouncing Dictionary?
• Whose pronounciation is represented?
• How are the pronounciations chosen?
• Regional accents
• Pronounciation of foreign words
• Usage notes
• Syllable divisions

2. Principles of transcription

• The phoneme principle
• Vowels and diphthongs
• Consonants
• Non-English sounds
• Stress
• Syllable divisions
• Assimilation
• Treatment of /r/
• Use of /i/ and /u/
• Syllabic consonants
• Optional sounds
• Elision

3. Explanatory notes

References in introduction

List of recommended reading

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Index of Information Panels

The dictionary

Study section

Descriere

Daniel Jones' classic pronouncing dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronunciation in English. Now in int's 17th edition, it includes thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries, from people to places, to words from science, technology and literature.

• Fully updated with the latest new words, including people and places in the news
• Lively study pages give extra help with common areas of difficulty
• Contains all the general and encyclopaedic words needed to communicate in the modern world - with over 80.000 entries and 220.000 pronunciations
• Offers additional support with spelling and understanding phonetic terminnology - 200 information panels explain phonetic terms and the relationship between speling and sound