A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English

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A PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY
OF AMERICAN ENGLISH
By
John Samuel Ken von, Ph.D., late Professor Emeritus of the English Lan-
guage in Hiram College; Consulting Editor and Author of the "Guide to
Pronunciation," Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
And
Thomas Albert KNcrrr, Ph.D., late Professor of English in the University of
Michigan and Editor of the Middle English Dictionary; General Editor of
Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
• This dictionary contains no definitions. It deals solely with pronuncia-
tion, which is indicated by the alphabet of the International Phonetic
Association, more than half the symbols of which are the ordinary letters
of the English alphabet or familiar variations of them.
• This new phonetic pronouncing dictionary is intended to serve for
the speech of the United States a purpose comparable to that served for
Southern British English by Professor Daniel Jones's English Pronounc-
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Fülszöveg

' "¦ Hffl
A PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY
OF AMERICAN ENGLISH
By
John Samuel Ken von, Ph.D., late Professor Emeritus of the English Lan-
guage in Hiram College; Consulting Editor and Author of the "Guide to
Pronunciation," Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
And
Thomas Albert KNcrrr, Ph.D., late Professor of English in the University of
Michigan and Editor of the Middle English Dictionary; General Editor of
Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
• This dictionary contains no definitions. It deals solely with pronuncia-
tion, which is indicated by the alphabet of the International Phonetic
Association, more than half the symbols of which are the ordinary letters
of the English alphabet or familiar variations of them.
• This new phonetic pronouncing dictionary is intended to serve for
the speech of the United States a purpose comparable to that served for
Southern British English by Professor Daniel Jones's English Pronounc-
ing Dictionary.
• The vocabulary includes the great body of common words in use in
America. Having in mind the needs of students, the editors have included
many American proper names and many historical and literary names.
Pronunciations are based on actual cultivated colloquial usage rather
than on the formal English of public address.
• The book embodies the results of long observation and investigation;
it is the product of the talents of two of America's best-known dictionary-
making authorities, both long associated with the famous Merriam-
Webster Editorial Staff.
• It is a general-purpose handy guide to pronunciation for anyone in-
terested in correct speech. Vissza