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.
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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).
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An Invaluable Resource,
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This review is from: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (Hardcover)
As a theatre voice & speech trainer, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource. It is a must-have for all actors. It deals well with both English and American pronunciations and the variations of word pronunciations. I feel it is probably the best of the pronunciation dictionaries, even though it has shortcomings in it's distinction between the consonant R and vowel R-coloring.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for those who want to speak good English,
By A Customer
This review is from: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (Paperback)
this dictionary is comprehensive enough,it includes both American and British pronunciations. I may say it is very useful for non-native speakers as their accents may combine several ones. Ordinary dictionaries cannot help much as language is changing every day and even in Received Pronunciation(RP), there may be several pronunciations for a word. And the older generation, middle generation as well as young generation speak differently. Ordinary dictionaries usually just include one pronunciation. Collins Cobuild dictionary is better in a way that it provides more variations. But this variation is not comprehensive enough. If you want to buy a pronunciation dictionary, either this or English Pronouncing Dictionary(Cambridge University Press) is your choice.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best I could find in bookshops!,
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This review is from: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (Paperback)
I love it! This is my favourite companion to turn to when I getstuck in uncertain pronunciations. If you're a person who likes Received Pronunciations, then Longman Pronunciation Dictionary is absolutely a handy and desktop reference for you. Just browse this book everyday, you'll sound more RP daily.
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