"Daniel Jones' classic pronouncing dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronunciation in English. Now in its 17th edition, it includes thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries, from people to places, to words from science, technology and literature." "Features: fully updated with the latest new words, including people and places in the news; lively study pages give extra help with common areas of difficulty; contains all the general and encyclopaedic words needed to communicate in the modern world - with over 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations; and offers additional support with spelling and understanding phonetic terminology - 200 information panels explain phonetics terms and the relationship between spelling and sound."--BOOK JACKET.

In Singing and Communicating in English, internationally renowned diction coach Kathryn LaBouff provides singers with an accessible guide to the principles of English diction they need to communicate the text successfully. In addition to standard American and British English, a variety of regional dialects and accents are covered in depth. A companion website features a full range of vowel/consonant drills, poems read aloud by the author and veteran theater and voiceover actor John Keating, as well as an instructor's answer key, and publishers' lists to help the singer locate a vast array of English language works for performance.

This new edition of the classic work by Daniel Jones includes up-to-date entries, new study pages and, on the CD-ROM, spoken British and American pronunciation for EVERY word. The paperback dictionary comes with CD-ROM for windows.