English Pronouncing Dictionary (15th ed.)

A major new edition of the classic guide to English pronunciation: Over 18, 000 new entries added Full coverage of North American pronunciation New, clearer layout Stress patterns of thousands of compounds and idioms Areas of coverage have been selected to reflect today's interests and needs, and, as well as general vocabulary, include: People: from ancient times to people in the news today Places: thousands of British and US place names as well as major towns and cities of the world Science and technology: including computing, medicine and communications Literature: authors, place names and characters from major works of literature Encyclopedic: religions, philosophies, historic events All pronunciations use the International Phonetic Alphabet.