Longman Pronunciation Dictionary By Clare Fletcher

In this book, we will learn the topics that given below:

Part A: Pronunciations and Variants

1. Characters used in phonemic transcription

2. What pronunciations are given: the layout of entries

3. Alternative Pronunciations

DIAGNOSTIC EXERCISE
ALTERNATIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD
ALTERNATIVES AT TH E END OF A WORD
ALTERNATIVES IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD
COMBINATIONS OF ALTERNATIVES
ALTERNATIVE PRONUNCIATIONS INVOLVING THE SYMBOL
QUIZ ON ALTERNATIVE PRONUNCIATIONS

4. Inflected and Derived Words

APPLICATION EXERCISES ON LAYOUT OF ENTRIES
ALTERNATIVE PRONUNCIATIONS. INFLECTIONS AND DERIVED FORMS

5. Optional Sounds

SOUNDS SHOWN IN ITALICS: ELISION
SOUNDS SHOWN BY RAISED LETTERS: INSERTION
CONVERSATION FOR STUDY: OPTIONAL SOUNDS

6. Syllabic Consonants

7. Compression

COMPRESSION INVOLVING A CONSONANT
COM PRESSION INVOLVING A VOWEL
CONVERSATION FOR STUDY: SYLLABIC CONSONANTS AND COMPRESSION

Part B: Stress in Words and Phrases

8. Pairs of words with different stress

9. Stress Marking

PRIMARY STRESS
SECONDARY AND PRIMARY STRESS
TERTIARY STRESS
MIXED PATTERNS

10. Stress shift

11. Compounds and phrases

12. Alternative pronunciations with different stress

13. Suffixes

Part C: Aspects of pronunciation in the dictionary

14. American pronunciation

SIX DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
QUIZZES ON AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION
TEXT FOR STUDY: AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION

15. Homophones

16. Abbreviations

17. Names of people and places

18. Assimilation

TEXT FOR STUDY: ASSIMILATION

19. Pronunciations derived by rule

20. Incorrect pronunciations

21. Combining forms

So, these are the above-listed topics that will be covered in this book. This book isn’t only providing you information; it will also change your speaking skills with correct pronunciation. After reading the entire book, you will be able to talk English with tension free about making any kind of mistakes.

INTRODUCTION

This study guide enables readers to make the best use of the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. The dictionary and study guide together are a powerful aid to the study of English pronunciation.

WHAT THE STUDY GUIDE CONTAINS

• Discussion of features of English pronunciation shown in the dictionary and explanation of the conventions used to show them.

• Exercises to develop effective use of the dictionary.

• Cross-references to relevant material in the dictionary’s introduction and notes.

• Diagnostic exercises in the early sections to enable you to assess your proficiency and select appropriate material.

• Explicit statements of aims to show the purpose of each exercise.

• A key at the back of the book for checking the answers to exercises, where these are not immediately obvious from the dictionary.

The cassette provides three types of material:

• Illustration of pronunciations you see in the book and dictionary.

• Exercises.

• A means of checking your answers to certain exercises.

HOW TO USE THE STUDY GUIDE

You can work through the guide from beginning to end, or you can plan your own programme to meet your needs.

Planning a Programme

• Look at the Contents List.

• Use the diagnostic exercises in the early sections.

• Look at the aims of sections and of specific exercises.

• Select the sections and exercises which are useful for you.

Using the Commentary and Exercises

• It is always helpful to say the pronunciations you are reading, to make them clear, and to fix them in your memory. This may not be possible, for example, if you are working in a library. But if you are working by yourself or with others also using the study guide, make a habit of saying the pronunciations.

• Always look up pronunciations in the dictionary when you are told to do so. In some exercises, the words to look up begin with the same letter, to speed up the search.

• Some exercises involve transcription; you can get further practice by transcribing any of the dialogues and texts in the book and cassette, and these are transcribed in the key at the back of the book.

• Look up cross-references to the introduction or notes in the dictionary if you want to take a point further.

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