BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names

BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names
Author: British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1983
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Lists about 20,000 British names, both personal and topographical. Every entry has phonetic transcription, and also a simplified English spelling.

BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names

BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names
Author: Graham E. Pointon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1990
Genre: Great Britain - Personal names - Pronunciation
ISBN: 9780192827456

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.

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

A Dictionary of British Place-Names
Author: David Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2011-10-20
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 019960908X

From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.

Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary

Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Author: Daniel Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2011-10-06
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521765757

New edition of the classic work by Daniel Jones includes up-to-date entries and new study pages.

The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography

The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography
Author: Philip Durkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 737
Release: 2016
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199691630

This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions andperspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, andbilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; andthe practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.

Words: A User's Guide

Words: A User's Guide
Author: Graham Pointon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317864298

Words: A User's Guide is an accessible and invaluable reference that is ideal for students, business people and advanced learners of English. The book is structured in groups of words that may be confused because they sound alike, look alike or seem to have similar meanings, and this approach makes it much more intuitive and easy to use than a dictionary. Contrasting over 5000 words (such as habitable and inhabitable, precipitation and rainfall, reigns and reins), Words: a User’s Guide provides examples of usage adapted from large national databases of contemporary English, and illustrates each headword in typical contexts and phrases. This book gives you straightforward answers, and helps with pronunciation, spelling, style and levels of formality. For those working internationally it presents international standards and compares usage in Britain and the USA. Words: A User’s Guide is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to communicate well in written and spoken English. "At last! A book about the use of words that clarifies and de-mystifies in an eminently usable way. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to write well. It is a book to keep." Sandy Gilkes, Head of the Centre for Academic Practice, University of Northampton "Rigorous, fresh, intriguing and downright useful, it deserves a place on every properly stocked reference shelf." Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism, Kingston University "From the pedantic to the permissive, everyone who’s interested in the English language and the way we speak and write it will want a copy of this practical, entertaining book." Wynford Hicks (author of Quite Literally and The Basics of English Usage)

Sounds Interesting

Sounds Interesting
Author: J. C. Wells
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1316123855

How do you pronounce omega, tortoise and sloth, and why? Do charted and chartered sound the same? How do people pronounce the names Charon, Punjab and Sexwale? In this engaging book, John Wells, a world-renowned phonetician and phonologist, explores these questions and others. Each chapter consists of carefully selected entries from Wells' acclaimed phonetics blog, on which he regularly posted on a range of current and widely researched topics such as pronunciation, teaching, intonation, spelling, and accents. Based on sound scholarship and full of fascinating facts about the pronunciation of Welsh, Swedish, Czech, Zulu, Icelandic and other languages, this book will appeal to scholars and students in phonetics and phonology, as well as general readers wanting to know more about language. Anyone interested in why a poster in Antigua invited cruise ship visitors to enjoy a game of porker, or what hymns can tell us about pronunciation, should read this book.

Oxford Companion to the English Language

Oxford Companion to the English Language
Author: Tom McArthur
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 920
Release: 2018-05-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0191073873

The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective, covering topics from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. It succinctly described and discussed the English language at the end of the twentieth century, including its distribution and varieties, its cultural, political, and educational impact worldwide, its nature, origins, and prospects, and its pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, word-formation, and usage. This new edition notably focuses on World Englishes, English language teaching, English as an international language, and the effect of technological advances on the English language. More than 130 new entries include African American English, British Sign Language, China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking, superdiversity, and text messaging, among many others. It also includes new biographical entries on key individuals who have had an impact on the English language in recent decades, including Beryl (Sue) Atkins, Adam Kilgariff, and John Sinclair. It is an invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for any general reader with an interest in language.

Dictating to the Mob

Dictating to the Mob
Author: Jrg Rainer Schwyter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198736738

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.