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Viva Books NTCS Dictionary of American English Pronunciation 1998 Edition by Bernard Silverstein
NTC's Dictionary of American English Pronunciation is an alphabetical listing of over 22,000 of the most frequently used words in American English, each transcribed in an easy-to-learn set of international Phonetic Alphabet symbols. A detailed introductory section provides important information about all of the sounds of American English. Instructions are provided for producing each sound with the help of a native speaker or an audio cassette. Among the other special features of NTC's Dictionary of American English pronunciation are the following: different pronunciation are provided for words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently when they represent different parts of speech. Each word is transcribed in one realistic and acceptable pronunciation, avoiding lists of regional and social variants. Transcribed entries are divided into speech syllables rather than spelling syllables. Primary or secondary stress is marked before eac