English pronouncing dictionary.

English pronouncing dictionary.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	16th ed. / edited by Peter Roach, James Hartman & Jane Setter.
Imprint:	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:	xxi, 606 pages ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 user's guide
Language:	English
Subject:	English language -- Pronunciation -- Dictionaries. English language -- Phonetic transcriptions -- Dictionaries. English language. English language -- Pronunciation. Dictionaries. Dictionaries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4913669

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Varying Form of Title:	Cambridge English pronouncing dictionary
Other uniform titles:	Roach, Peter (Peter John) Hartman, James, 1939- Setter, Jane. Jones, Daniel, 1881-1967. English pronouncing dictionary.
ISBN:	0521816939 9780521816939 0521017122 9780521017121 0521017130 9780521017138 3125396832 9783125396838 3125396840 9783125396845
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages xviii-xix) and index. System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, ME, or XP.
Standard no.:	9783125396838

Table of Contents:

Editors' preface to the 16th edition
Introduction
Part 1. Introduction to the English Pronouncing Dictionary
1.1. What is the English Pronouncing Dictionary?
1.2. Whose pronunciation is represented?
1.3. How are the pronunciations chosen?
1.4. Regional accents
1.5. Pronunciation of foreign words
1.6. Usage notes
1.7. Syllable divisions
Part 2. Principles of transcription
2.1. The phoneme principle
2.2. Vowels and diphthongs
2.3. Consonants
2.4. Non-English sounds
2.5. Stress
2.6. Syllable divisions
2.7. Assimilation
2.8. Treatment of /r/
2.9. Use of /i/ and /u/
2.10. Syllabic consonants
2.11. Optional sounds
2.12. Elision
Part 3. Explanatory notes
References in introduction
List of recommended reading
The International Phonetic Alphabet
Index of Information Panels
The dictionary