Cambridge English pronouncing dictionary

"Daniel Jones' classic pronouncing dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronunciation in English. Now in its 17th edition, it includes thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries, from people to places, to words from science, technology and literature." "Features: fully updated with the latest new words, including people and places in the news; lively study pages give extra help with common areas of difficulty; contains all the general and encyclopaedic words needed to communicate in the modern world - with over 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations; and offers additional support with spelling and understanding phonetic terminology - 200 information panels explain phonetics terms and the relationship between spelling and sound."--Jacket.

Revised edition of: English pronouncing dictionary. 16th ed. 2003.

Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Editors' preface to the 17th edition iv -- Introduction v -- Part 1: Introduction to the English Pronouncing Dictionary v -- 1.1 What is the English Pronouncing Dictionary? v -- 1.2 Whose pronunciation is represented? v -- 1.3 How are the pronunciations chosen? vi -- 1.4 Regional accents vi -- 1.5 Pronunciation of foreign words vi -- 1.6 Usage notes vii -- 1.7 Syllable divisions vii -- Part 2: Principles of transcription viii -- 2.1 The phoneme principle viii -- 2.2 Vowels and diphthongs viii -- 2.3 Consonants x -- 2.4 Non-English sounds xi -- 2.5 Stress xii -- 2.6 Syllable divisions xiii -- 2.7 Assimilation xiii -- 2.8 Treatment of /r/ xiv -- 2.9 Use of /i/ and /u/ xiv -- 2.10 Syllabic consonants xiv -- 2.11 Optional sounds xv -- 2.12 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 -- Study Section 573.