English Pronouncing Dictionary

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

• ISBN13: 9780521680868
• ISBN10: 0521680867
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This new edition of the classic work by Daniel Jones includes up-to-date entries, new study pages and, on the CD-ROM, spoken British and American pronunciation for EVERY word.

Table of Contents

Editors' preface to the 17th 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	(572)
Study Section	573