Since its earliest days the BBC has taken pronunciation very seriously. The book’s main source is the BBC Pronunciation Unit’s own database, and the Wide range of topics and languages covered reflects the great diversity of the BBC’s
Its compact size means that it can be accommodated on a crowded desk, or even slipped into a bag, and be referred to quickly. Information panels and notes discuss particular pronunciation issues in more detail.
The pronunciations are given in an easy-to-read phonetic respelling and also in the system familiar to users of larger Oxford dictionaries, the alphabet of the International Phonetic Association (IPA). It is intended for students, teachers, actors, journalists, broadcasters, and anyone interested in ‘saying things right’. Despite its A-Z format it is not so much a dictionary as a collection of particular pronunciations which are tricky, much debated,Ĭurious, or exotic. Preface The Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation gives guidance on the pronunciation of names, words, and phrases. Typeset in Miller by Interactive Sciences Ltd, Gloucester Printed in Italy byĬontents Preface Note on trademarks andproprietary terms You must not circulate this book in any other binding or coverĪnd you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Dataĭata available ISBN O-19-280710-2 ISBN 978-0-19-280710-6 Outside the scope ofthe above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above Without the prior permission in writing ofOxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries BBC is a trade mark ofthe British Broadcasting CorporationĪnd is used under licence Published in the United States by Oxford University Press lnc., New BBC 2006 The moral rights ofthe authors have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (makers)įirst published 2006 All rights reserved. With oflices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore It furthers the University's objective ofexcellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford NcwYorkĪuckland CapeTown Dares Salaam I-IongKong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto Great Clarendon Street, Oxford 0x2 601' Oxford University Press is a department ofthe University ofOxford.
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