Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary

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11th edition (completely revised, enlarged, brought up to date, and reset). — New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1956. — 594 p.Contains 58,000 words in international phonetic transcription.Introduction: Object of this Book The Pronunciation Utility of this Book in Practical Linguistic Teaching The Phonetic Transcription Explanations: How to read the Entries Meaning of [] Rare Pronunciations Meaning of Italic Letters Meaning of (:) Meaning of (') Combinations of Variant Forms Variant Spellings Proper Names Identical with Ordinary Words Proper Names pronounced Differently but spelt the Same Words grouped under Head-words Stress of Derived Words Variations of Stress Abbreviated Spellings Linking «r» and Intrusive «r» Meaning of * Incomplete Plosive Consonants Syllabic Consonants Syllable Separation, Use of the Hyphen Disyllabic «i-3», «u-a», etc. Strong and Weak Forms Variant Pronunciations of the Unstressed Terminations, -less, -ness, etc. Other Variants of Sound-distribution occurring in RP but not as a rule noted in this Dictionary Values of the Phonetic Symbols Abbreviations Key-words for English Phonetic Symbols Number of Words Recorded in the Dictionary Some Useful Books for the Study of English Pronunciation Dictionary Glossary of Phonetic Terms used in the Introduction and Explanations