Camabridge: English pronouncing dictionary. / Daniel Jones.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006Edition: 17th edDescription: xxi, 599 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN: 0521698596LOC classification: PE1137.J55Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Contents:Part 1: Introduction to the English pronouncing dictionary: What is the English pronouncing dictionary? -- Whose pronunciation is represented? -- How are the pronunciations chosen? -- Regional accents -- Pronunciation of foreign words -- Usage notes -- Syllable divisions -- Part 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 -- Part 3: Explanatory notes -- List of recommended reading -- The international phonetic alphabet -- Index of information panels -- The dictionary.
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