by Lena Olausson, Catherine Sangster · OUP Oxford · tapa dura · ISBN 9780192807106
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«Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation» is the pronunciation guide by Lena Olausson and Catherine Sangster, published by OUP Oxford in hardcover (448 pages).
Over 15,000 difficult terms and names are explained with the International Phonetic Alphabet and simplified transcriptions. The book includes notes on changing or disputed pronunciations, panels on evolution and dialects, advice for languages such as Arabic, Chinese or Spanish, and entries based on current affairs and the BBC database.
Subtitled The Essential Handbook of the Spoken Word, it replaces the BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names.
Reference work for journalists, teachers, students, media professionals and anyone interested in the pronunciation of English.
