English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones

English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones

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.

'The depth of detail and extended coverage of this new edition is remarkable, and the typesetting - always a critical feature of a phonetics dictionary - exemplaryIt will rank as one of the major publishing achievements of the decade.' Professor David Crystal
'A wonderful addition to any student or teacher library ... ' EL Gazette , 1997
'It is an excellent response by Cambridge (which has inherited 'Jones' from Dent) to its Longman rival, the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) … ' English Today, 1997
'I have no hesitation in thoroughly reommending this new edition for all reference collections.' Reference Reviews, 1997
'A copy of the EPD would be a valuable addition to any English department.' IATEFL Newsletter Issue no.140, 1997

Jones, Daniel: -

Daniel Jones has edited the Modern Love column in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times since its inception in October 2004. His books include two essay anthologies, Modern Love and The Bastard on the Couch, and a novel, After Lucy, which was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Elle, Parade, Real Simple, Redbook, and elsewhere. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wife, writer Cathi Hanauer, and their two children.

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ISBN 13	9780521459037
ISBN 10	0521459036
Title	English Pronouncing Dictionary
Author	Daniel Jones
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1997-04-24
Number of pages	581
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