Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-15253-2 Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary Daniel Jones Edited by Peter Roach Jane Setter

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Editors preface to the 18th edition Introduction 1 What is a pronouncing dictionary? 1.1 Why do we need pronunciation dictionaries? 1.2 Can I use the dictionary if I dont know anything about phonetics? 1.3 What is the online dictionary for? 2 The sounds of English 2.1 Vowels and diphthongs 2.1.1 British English 2.1.2 American English 2.2 Consonants 2.2.1 British English (BBC pronunciation) 2.2.2 American English 2.3 English syllables 3 How the CEPD is organized 3.1 Whose pronunciation is represented? 3.2 How are the pronunciations chosen? 3.3 Pronunciation of foreign words 3.4 Regional accents 3.5 Usage notes 3.6 Syllable divisions 3.7 The phoneme principle 3.8 Stress 3.9 Assimilation 3.10 Treatment of /r/ 3.11 Use of the symbols i and u 3.12 Syllabic consonants 3.13 Optional sounds: elision and epenthesis 3.14 t and d 4 References The world of pronunciation Pronunciation in spontaneous speech Richard Cauldwell Pronunciation for English as a Lingua Franca Jennifer Jenkins The Daniel Jones legacy Jack Windsor Lewis Teaching and learning pronunciation Jonathan Marks The BBC, its Pronunciation Unit, and BBC English Catherine Sangster Shortcuts in casual English pronunciation Linda Shockey Guide to the dictionary The International Phonetic Alphabet The Dictionary Glossary of terms iii vi vi vi vi vi vi vii vii viii ix ix xi xi xii xii xii xiii xiv xiv xiv xv xv xvi xvii xvii xviii xviii xviii xix xx xxii xxiv xxvi xxviii xxx xxxii xxxiv 1 560

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