The first version of this Compilation was prepared in 1951 as a convenience to American scholars and others planning surveys of dialects of English who wished to know the kinds of questions that had proved useful for providing comparable data on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and meanings. It was also intended to be a reference work to…

This study examined variation in transcriber disagreement as a function of transcriber's linguistic background, the transcription task, and the nature of judgment involved. Three linguistics students trained in phonetic transcription listened to the same tapes of Midwestern kindergarteners pronouncing lists of common words. Transcription task…

This two-volume comprehensive English-Serbocroatian dictionary, first published in Yugoslavia by the Serbian Publishing House, Prosveta, in 1956, contains the Serbocroatian equivalents of about 100,000 words, phrases, and idioms. Volume I (A-M, 843 pages) includes a prefatory section of printed and written alphabets in Serbian, Croatian (both…

This Samoan-English/English-Samoan dictionary is prefaced by a short history of this work, an introduction to the phonology, pronunciation, orthography and grammar of Samoan, and a discussion of the scope and format of the volume. Entries are followed by grammatical category, gloss, variations in form, and illustrations of usage. Where relevant,…

Discusses French words that are spelled alike but have different pronunciations. In spite of existing rules of pronunciation, the prevailing spoken usage is to be taken as correct. "Reform" is seen as unlikely. The correct information must be found and taught bit by bit. (Text is in French.) (IFS/WGA)

Presents the main outlines of the phonology of the Arekuna language as it is spoken by the Arekuna Indians of Guyana. (Author/RM)

Suggests ways to teach the diacritical markings used to indicate the pronunciation of words. (MKM)

Two experiments investigated the effects of color coding sounds in Thai syllables on the acquisition of pronunciation responses and on transfer to syllables which are not color coded. (Author/DEP)

Compares the phonetic transcription systems of Jones (EPD), Gimson, Windsor Lewis and Abercrombie. Discusses the usefulness of transcription systems for foreign language teaching, both in interlingual dictionaries and in teaching contrasts between the target language and the native tongue. (IFS/WGA)

The pronunciation of stop consonants in consonant-vowel-consonant words by 45 preschool children (15 with speech disorders) was evaluated. In the speech-disordered group, errors in initial position differed from those in final position. Voicing errors occurred most frequently in initial position, and glottal stop realizations in final position.…

Considers the application of neural network concepts to traditional natural language processing and demonstrates that neural network computing architecture can: (1) learn from actual spoken language; (2) observe rules of pronunciation; and (3) reproduce sounds from the patterns derived by its own processes. (Author/CB)

Argues that the standard of correct pronunciation is what educated native speakers actually say, not what they think they say and not what dictionaries prescribe that they are supposed to say; therefore educated Southern pronunciation is correct and should be labeled so. (SR)

Explains the composition of the Vowel Colour Chart, a system for teaching Canadian English vowels in which each sound is represented by a color, the color word being the key word for that vowel sound. Suggests practical ways to use the chart with learners of English as a second language. (SED)

A course devoted to the teaching of the pronunciation of German begins with a systematic comparison of English and German sounds. During each class, troublesome sounds are practiced or reviewed, new sounds are practiced, weekly reading assignments are discussed, and the day's assignment is read aloud. (SED)

The enclitic status of the article in Contemporary Standard Bulgarian and Contemporary Standard Macedonian is investigated by comparing its junctural and accentual properties with those of undisputed enclitics in each language. (Author/RM)