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English Pronouncing Dictionary 15th edition Daniel Jones Edited by Prof Peter Roach and Prof James Hartman |
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Title Details Binding: Paperback Bibliographic information: 228 x 152 mm 581pp 5 figures ISBN: 0 521 45903 6 24 April 1997 Price: GBP15.00 |
Description A major new edition of the classic guide to English pronunciation: *Over 18, 000 new entries added *Full coverage of North American pronunciation *New, clearer layout *Stress patterns of thousands of compounds and idioms Areas of coverage have been selected to reflect today’s interests and needs, and, as well as general vocabulary, include: *People: from ancient times to people in the news today *Places: thousands of British and US place names as well as major towns and cities of the world *Science and technology: including computing, medicine and communications * Literature: authors, place names and characters from major works of literature *Encyclopedic: religions, philosophies, historic events All pronunciations use the International Phonetic Alphabet. What has been said about English Pronouncing Dictionary 'The depth of detail and extended coverage of this new edition is 'A wonderful addition to any student or teacher library ... ' 'It is an excellent response by Cambridge (which has inherited 'Jones' from Dent) to
its Longman rival, the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) ... ' 'I have no hesitation in thoroughly reommending this new edition for all reference
collections.' 'A copy of the EPD would be a valuable addition to any English department.' |
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