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9780780800984

Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

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  • ISBN13:

    9780780800984

  • ISBN10:

    0780800982

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-06-01
  • Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
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Summary

This dictionary provides the key to correct pronunciation for more than 28,000 names that are frequently encountered in speech and reading, including personal and place names, brand names, names of businesses, breeds of animals, and other categories missing from most dictionaries. 5,000 new entries have been added to this new edition. Entries are briefly identified and current English pronunciations are given, both in simplified phonetic respelling and in a formal transcription. In many cases, alternative or variant pronunciations that may be considered as acceptable are also shown.

Table of Contents

Preface vii(2)
Introduction ix(24)
Selection Criteria
Categories of Names Covered
Cross References and Variant Spellings
Entry Identifications
Variant Pronunciations
Two Pronunciation Systems
Simplified Pronunciation System
Simplified Pronunciation Symbols
Pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Vowels in IPA Transcriptions
Consonants in IPA Transcriptions
Diacritics Used in IPA Transcriptions
Abbreviations xxxiii(1)
Tables of Pronunciation Symbols
xxxiv
Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
1-1097(1096)

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