Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
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Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dictionary of English pronunciation
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pronouncing dictionary → reference work → |
| aimsTo |
provide a standard reference for English pronunciation
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| associatedWith |
Received Pronunciation
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standard British English → |
| author |
Daniel Jones
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| contains |
entries for common and less common English words
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information on variant pronunciations → stress patterns for English words → |
| describedAs |
seminal reference work
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| documents |
accent known as Received Pronunciation
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| field |
English language reference
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applied linguistics → |
| focusesOn |
British English pronunciation
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Received Pronunciation → |
| geographicFocus |
United Kingdom
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| hasEdition |
multiple revised editions
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| hasImpactOn |
ELT (English Language Teaching) pronunciation models
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broadcast pronunciation standards in the UK → |
| influenced |
later English pronouncing dictionaries
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teaching of English pronunciation worldwide → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
codification of Received Pronunciation
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systematic treatment of British English pronunciation → |
| provides |
phonetic transcriptions of English words
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| purpose |
to document British English pronunciation
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to standardize British English pronunciation → |
| relatedTo |
English phonetics
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English phonology → International Phonetic Alphabet → Received Pronunciation → |
| standardizes |
pronunciation norms for British English
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| subject |
phonetics
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phonology → |
| targetAudience |
advanced learners of English
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language teachers → linguists → professional voice users → |
| typeOfPronunciationDescribed |
educated Southern British English
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| usedAs |
model for English pronunciation in many countries
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| usedBy |
actors and broadcasters
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lexicographers → speech therapists → students of English phonetics → teachers of English pronunciation → |
| usesNotation |
International Phonetic Alphabet
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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RP
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Received Pronunciation → |
codifiedIn |
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Daniel Jones
("English Pronouncing Dictionary")
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Daniel Jones ("An English Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language") → |
notableWork |
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Daniel Jones
("English Pronouncing Dictionary")
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knownFor |
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Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
("English Pronouncing Dictionary")
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originalTitle |