Understanding preferences and changes in current use ** Gimson and, before him, Daniel Jones, who was responsible for establishing the standard IPA system used in English Language Teaching throughout the world.įinding pronunciations in British and American English ** The author, Professor John Wells, holds the chair of Phonetics in the University of London – a position previously occupied by A.C. pronunciation in the language of origin, as well as English, for words and names from foreign languages.places - thousands of cities, towns and rivers in Britain, North America, and Australia, as well as major towns, cities and rivers in the rest of the world.people - forenames, family names, names of literary and mythological figures.more than 50 Spelling-to-sound boxes and 35 Language Panels.stress patterns for thousands of compounds and idioms.recommended pronunciations clearly shown in blue for each word, as well as other pronunciations in common use.over 200 graphs showing pronunciation preferences of British and American speakers, and how these are changing, for words like controversy, either, harass and garage – based on Professor Wells' unique Pronunciation Preference Poll over the Internet.

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