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A Pronouncing Dictionary of English Place-names by Klaus Forster Pdf
This dictionary presents a collection of not only the standard or "official" pronunciations but also of local, dialectal and archaic forms of over 12,000 different English counties, towns, villages and farms, as well as natural features such as rivers and mountains and even street - names of some major cities such as London, Leeds and Bristol.
Author : Graham E. Pointon Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA Page : 274 pages File Size : 54,6 Mb Release : 1990 Category : Great Britain - Personal names - Pronunciation ISBN : 0192827456
BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names by Graham E. Pointon Pdf
Based on more than fifty years of research, this invaluable guide lists some 20,000 British names, both personal and topographical, and includes with each entry phonetic transcriptions and a simplified English spelling.
John K. Bollard,Frank R. Abate,Katherine M. Isaacs
Author : John K. Bollard,Frank R. Abate,Katherine M. Isaacs Publisher : Unknown Page : 944 pages File Size : 43,9 Mb Release : 1993 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines ISBN : UOM:49015002909878
Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names by John K. Bollard,Frank R. Abate,Katherine M. Isaacs Pdf
Uniquely compiled with the aid of computer speech-synthesis technology, this dictionary contains 23,000 entries, including frequently occurring or difficult-to-pronounce names of places worldwide that are currently in the news. Also covered are other important places, celebrities, political and historical figures, company and product names, biblical names, and literary references. Pronunciations appear both in a simplified respelling and in the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Entries include concise definitions that identify each proper name. For users from the casual to the scholarly. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Daniel Jones Publisher : Cambridge University Press Page : 617 pages File Size : 47,6 Mb Release : 2011-10-06 Category : Foreign Language Study ISBN : 9780521765756
The Oxford History of English Lexicography by A. P. Cowie Pdf
These substantial volumes present the fullest account yet published of the lexicography of English from its origins in medieval glosses, through its rapid development in the eighteenth century, to a fully-established high-tech industry that is as reliant as ever on learning and scholarship. The history covers dictionaries of English and its national varieties, including American English, with numerous references to developments in Europe and elsewhere which have influenced the course of English lexicography. Part one of Volume I explores the early development of glosses and bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and examines their influence on lexicographical methods and ideas. Part two presents a systematic history of monolingual dictionaries of English and includes extensive chapters on Johnson, Webster and his successors in the USA, and the OED. It also contains descriptions of the development of dictionaries of national and regional varieties, and of Old and Middle English, and concludes with an account of the computerization of the OED. The specialized dictionaries described in Volume II include dictionaries of science, dialects, synonyms, etymology, pronunciation, slang and cant, quotations, phraseology, and personal and place names. This volume also includes an account of the inception and development of dictionaries developed for particular users, especially foreign learners of English. The Oxford History of English Lexicography unites scholarship with readability. It provides a unique and accessible reference for scholars and professional lexicographers and offers a series of fascinating encounters with the men and women involved over the centuries in the making of works of profound national and linguistic importance.
This book is the first detailed history of The BBC's Advisory Committee on Spoken English, which was set up to provide an authoritative guide to pronunciation and the use of language for BBC announcers. It draws upon a wealth of primary sources made available by the BBC Written Archives Centre as well as other published materials
