Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary

by Daniel Jones , Edited by Peter Roach , James Hartman , Jane Setter

• ISBN13: 9780521017121
• ISBN10: 0521017122
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Updated edition with 200 new information panels, colour headwords and unique CD-ROM. With more than 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations, Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is the ultimate guide to English pronunciation. Thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries are included, from people and places, to words from science, technology and literature, such as Beckham, Eminem, Google, Prozac. A version with CD-ROM is also available.

Table of Contents

Editors' preface to the 16th edition	iv
Introduction	v
Part 1: Introduction to the English Pronouncing Dictionary	v
What is the English Pronouncing Dictionary?	v
Whose pronunciation is represented?	v
How are the pronunciations chosen?	vi
Regional accents	vi
Pronunciation of foreign words	vi
Usage notes	vii
Syllable divisions	vii
Part 2: Principles of transcription	viii
The phoneme principle	viii
Vowels and diphthongs	viii
Consonants	x
Non-English sounds	xi
Stress	xii
Syllable divisions	xiii
Assimilation	xiii
Treatment of /r/	xiv
Use of /i/ and /u/	xiv
Syllabic consonants	xiv
Optional sounds	xv
Elision	xv
Part 3: Explanatory notes	xvi
References in introduction	xviii
List of recommended reading	xviii
The International Phonetic Alphabet	xx
Index of Information Panels	xxi
The dictionary	1