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Title: English Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-ROM by Daniel Jones, Peter Roach, James Hartman, Jane Setter ISBN: 0-521-01713-0 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 22 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $37.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a useful reference but it lacks depth
Comment: As a nonnative speaker of English who teaches English as a second language I've found this book to be a source of valuable information. Its wide coverage and the inclusion of alternative or variant pronunciations are among its best features. However, it is not possible to approach it without a working knowledge of the IPA. The explanations given in the introduction are hardly enough to aid production of the sounds. Explanatory notes are few and far between. In this aspect, I believe J.C.Wells' Longman Pronunciation Dictionary is a much more complete and detailed guide (especially for nonnative speakers).
Rating: 5
Summary: A very useful item indeed. Simply wonderful!
Comment: I am simply enthusiastic about the book and its software. I was trying the QUICKfind while surfing the Internet and found out that turning on the automatic sound and pointing the mouse at a word, its sound was spoken up by HUMAN voices. I then tried it on a Word document and it happened the same. Everyone who's willing to improve his English pronunciation MUST try it, for it's really worth. I'll advise all foreign languages university students to buy it. The interactive exercises are also worth, as we hear whole sentences, and I like the idea to look for words both by typing in the text and the phonetic symbols. Highly recommended to up-to-date languages lovers. Last but not least, the book contains many words you cannot find on other dictionaries, such as proper names, surnames and cities. There's even my Brescia! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Rating: 5
Summary: Helpful and easy to use
Comment: I planned to buy the 15th edition of Daniel Jones English Pronouncing Dictionary - but I got the 16th edition - to complete my references in doing my research in English pronunciation produced by the learners of English as a foreign language. I never thought that I will get a CD together with this book and it surprised me when I found it out. It helps me a lot and the software is easy to operate. This book contains not only British English pronunciation but also American English as well with some variations, beside many helpful information. The advantage is that, by using the software, you can listen to and learn the pronunciation of English words without requiring the knowledge in reading the IPA characters; just click and listen, and of course, try to pronounce them. Even, you can record your own pronunciation. And about my research, well, I got an A because I could cross-check my recorded data with it which helped me in creating perfect analyses, beside from the helps of other references, data, and my sponsors, of course. If you want to 'polish' your English pronunciation or just want to add your knowledge in English pronunciation, you may consider this dictionary to be your 'assistance'.
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Title: Pronouncing Dictionary of American English by John S. Kenyon, Thomas A. Knott ISBN: 0877790477 Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Speak With Distinction (Applause Acting Series) by Edith Skinner, Timothy Monich, Lilene Mansell ISBN: 1557830479 Publisher: Applause Books Pub. Date: December, 1991 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: Paper, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary by J.C. Wells ISBN: 0582364671 Publisher: Pearson ESL Pub. Date: 06 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $37.27 |
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Title: The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway by William Goldman, Frank L. Aronson Rich ISBN: 0879100230 Publisher: Proscenium Pub Pub. Date: November, 1984 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association : A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet by International Phonetic Association, Corporate Author International Phonetic ISBN: 0521637511 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 28 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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