English Pronouncing Dictionary (Cambridge Low Price Editions) - Softcover

Daniel Jones

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521599350 ISBN 13: 9780521599351

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

With more than 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations, Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is the ultimate guide to English pronunciation and now comes with a CD-ROM. Thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries are included, from people and places, to words from science, technology and literature, such as Beckham, Eminem, Google, Prozac. Key Features * Full coverage of British and North American pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. * Colour headwords. * New 200 information panels explain phonetics terminology and the relationship between spelling and pronunciation. And now available with a CD-ROM * Spoken pronunciations for every word. * Facility to record your own pronunciation and compare it with the voice on the CD-ROM. * Search by alphabet or phonetic symbols. * Interactive pronunciation exercises.

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Book Description

With more than 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations, Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is the ultimate guide to English pronunciation. Thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries are included, from people and places, to words from science, technology and literature, such as Beckham, Eminem, Google, Prozac. PLEASE NOTE: This CD-ROM is not compatible with Windows Vista. Please see the new 17th edition for a Vista-compatible version (ISBN: 9780521680882)

Review

'The depth of detail and extended coverage of this new edition is remarkable, and the typesetting - always a critical feature of a phonetics dictionary - exemplary. It 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

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521599350
• ISBN 13: 9780521599351
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 583