English Pronouncing Dictionary (16th edition)

For well over 60 years my study shelves have been graced by early editions of Daniel Jones’ remarkable guide to the pronunciation of the English language. They served me well in many parts of the world, and are still regularly brought into use. Old friends indeed!

How pleasant now to meet an attractive and well matured descendant of Daniel Jones’ (1917) first English Pronouncing Dictionary, perhaps the greatest work of the greatest and best known of all English phoneticians. Jones was Professor of Phonetics at University College London (UCL) from 1921 until his retirement in 1949. The last edition...