Longman Pronunciation Dictionary Paper New Edition (Other Dictionaries) - Softcover

Wells, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582364671 ISBN 13: 9780582364677

Publisher: Longman, 2000

Synopsis

Based on Professor Wells’ Pronunciation Preference Internet Poll, this authoritative reference shows over 135,000 different pronunciations from British and American English, including technical vocabulary and proper names.

About this title

About the Author:

John Wells is a Professor of Phonetics at University College London. His interests centre on the phonetic and phonological description of languages but also extend to lexicography and language teaching. He directs UCL’s annual Summer Course in English Phonetics. He is a frequent contributor to BBC radion (R2, R4, R5, BBC English). Based in Britain at UCL throughout his career, he has over the years given invited lectures in many different countries throughout the world. His best known publications are Accents of English (3 vols, Cambridge University Press 1982) and Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (Pearson Education, second edition 2000).

Synopsis:

This new edition provides up-to-date information and advice on the contemporary English pronunciation of 75,000 words. As well as providing clear models of widely accepted pronunications, it also presents valuable information about alternative pronunications, technical vocabulary and proper names.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0582364671
• ISBN 13: 9780582364677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 896