The Pronunciation of Placenames
Subtitle: A Worldwide Dictionary
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: May 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780786429417
Subjects: Dictionaries; Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech); Reference works; Language Arts & Disciplines; Reference; Language; Dictionaries - General; Reference - General; World - General; Reference / Dictionaries &Thesauruses; Phonetics & Phonics; Names, Geographical; Pronunciation
Description: "This reference provides a user-friendly pronunciation guide for over 12,000 placenames worldwide. From Aachen, Germany (pronounced Ah kun) to Zywiec, Poland (pronounced Zhi vets), entries include familiar world placenames, both historic and current, as well as several less familiar names"--Provided by publisher.