CONTENTS Editors' preface to the 17th edition iv Introduction v Part 1: Introduction to the English Pronouncing Dictionary v 1.1 What is the English Pronouncing Dictionary? v 1.2 Whose pronunciation is represented? v 1.3 How are the pronunciations chosen? vi 1.4 Regional accents vi 1.5 Pronunciation of foreign words vi 1.6 Usage notes vii 1.7 Syllable divisions vii Part 2: Principles of transcription viii 2.1 The phoneme principle viii 2.2 Vowels and diphthongs viii 2.3 Consonants x 2.4 Non-English sounds xi 2.5 Stress xii 2.6 Syllable divisions xiii 2.7 Assimilation xiii 2.8 Treatment of /r/ xiv 2.9 Use of /i/ and /u/ xiv 2.10 Syllabic consonants xiv 2.11 Optional sounds xv 2.12 Elision xv Part 3: Explanatory notes xvi References in introduction xviii List of recommended reading xviii The International Phonetic Alphabet xx Index of Information Panels xxi The dictionary 1 Study Section 573