Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names: Pronunciations for More Than 28,000 Proper Names, Selected for Currency, Frequency, or Difficulty of Pronunciation (Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names)

Entries for some 28,000 frequently encountered or difficult to pronounce names of places, celebrities, political and historical figures, company and product names, Biblical names, and literary references include pronunciations in both a simplified respelling and in the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as well as the world's most concise definitions. Five thousand proper names have been added to the second edition, including names that have come into prominence in recent years through current events, popular culture, and sports. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. This dictionary provides the key to correct pronunciation for more than 28,000 names that are frequently encountered in speech and reading, including personal and place names, brand names, names of businesses, breeds of animals, and other categories missing from most dictionaries. 5,000 new entries have been added to this new edition. Entries are briefly identified and current English pronunciations are given, both in simplified phonetic respelling and in a formal transcription. In many cases, alternative or variant pronunciations that may be considered as acceptable are also shown.