Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (en anglais) - Couverture souple

Wells, JC

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0582364671 ISBN 13 : 9780582364677

Editeur : Longman, 2003

Synopsis

The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary is the most comprehensive and authoritative pronunciation dictionary available. This expanded new edition includes :
- 135 000 pronunciations giving full coverage of both British and American English using the alphabet of the International Phonetic Association
- Over 200 graphs showing pronunciation preferences of British and Americans speakers
- Recommended pronunciations clearly shown in blue for each word, as well as other pronunciations in common use
- Stress patterns for thousands of compounds and idioms
More than 50 Spelling-to-sound boxes and 35 Language Panels
- Thousands of proper names, including : people, places, commercial products and brands
- Pronunciation in the language of origin, as well as English, for words and names from foreign languages

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Longman
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582364671
• ISBN 13: 9780582364677
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 870
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible