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| outcast Bilingual Heptaglot Senior Member China Joined 4749 days ago 869 posts - 1364 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, English*, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Mandarin Studies: Korean | Message 1 of 6 19 February 2013 at 5:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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All the major dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, etc), show
pronunciations based on the English phonic transcription (not sure the official name). Are there any that use the IPA at all? I can't find any at my local bookstore. Then I had a clever thought. I checked in the Spanish language book section for a bilingual Spanish-English, and sure enough! The English is shown with IPA pronunciation... I'm pretty much ready to purchase it, since that is better than nothing, but maybe some of you know of a regular dictionary with IPA. It would have to be American English since that is my accent. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| giok Newbie Poland Joined 4982 days ago 17 posts - 22 votes Speaks: Italian* | Message 2 of 6 19 February 2013 at 6:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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If lack of comprehensiveness is not an issue, what about this one?
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| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4644 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 3 of 6 19 February 2013 at 6:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD) uses IPA and shows both British and American spelling variants.
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| Medulin Tetraglot Senior Member Croatia Joined 4468 days ago 1199 posts - 2192 votes Speaks: Croatian*, English, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Norwegian, Hindi, Nepali | Message 4 of 6 19 February 2013 at 8:24pm | IP Logged | ||
I have this one (in book and iphone application forms) and yes, it's the only US-made dictionary with IPA. The complete name is: ''Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary.'' UK-made dictionaries (including Oxford Advanced Learners') are not always accurate when it comes to US English usage and pronunciation. (There is also a newer: American Oxford Advanced Learner's, but it's the same dictionary with almost no differences...except for the default American spelling; It is still the same dictionary, made from a chiefly British base). For US English, you want a US-made dictionary (MW, American Heritage, Random House)... As for pronunciation, the one in MW Learner's sounds like a more neutral American, the one in Oxford American learner's sounds transatlantic/New Jersey / Brooklyn-Queens NEAR MW Learner's: /ˈniɚ/ http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/near Oxford ''American'' Learner's /nɪr/ http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/ near For some reason, while the pronunciation given in MW Learner's is that of General American/Hollywood accent, in Oxford American Learner's you get New York/New Jersey pronunciation (the one which sounds regional). Yet, the audio on Oxford American Learner's Dictionary's site is in General American, so although they write/indicate the Back East pronunciation ([lɔst] for LOST), the voice pronounces it with a Hollywood accent ([lɑ:st]), which is the default accent in the MW Learner's Dictionary). http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/ lost Edited by Medulin on 19 February 2013 at 8:49pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| outcast Bilingual Heptaglot Senior Member China Joined 4749 days ago 869 posts - 1364 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English*, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Mandarin Studies: Korean | Message 5 of 6 22 February 2013 at 3:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you guys. I will take a look at these suggestions. I want to polish my English
pronunciation (yes, I am a native), but I enjoy correcting my speech whenever possible, and I tend to be conservative in pronunciation. I dislike vowel mergers that lead to homophones and like to keep the distinctions alive, whenever possible as long as the mergers are of the last 100 years or so. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Medulin Tetraglot Senior Member Croatia Joined 4468 days ago 1199 posts - 2192 votes Speaks: Croatian*, English, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Norwegian, Hindi, Nepali | Message 6 of 6 22 February 2013 at 10:53pm | IP Logged | ||
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I believe the low back merger has been around for 300 years or so.
It is common in many Irish and Scottish accents, Canada received a lot of Scottish immigrants (therefore, the Cot Caught merger is a part of neutral Canadian accent), while US received a large number of Irish immigrants. If you take a look at the poshest American accent ever, historically speaking, (Boston Brahmin) it is cot caught merged. I like John Kerry's accent (can't stand Obama's). Edited by Medulin on 22 February 2013 at 11:01pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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