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Clive and two colleagues have developed completely new models and transcriptions for pronouncing and distinguishing between British and American English, rather than incremental changes in earlier approaches. They claim to represent the way people actually speak, rather than how arbiters of taste or style believe they should. They do, however, retain that universally recognized International Phonetic Alphabet. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Presents detailed line drawings illustrating the specialized and technical vocabulary of entire subjects from Astronomy to Zoos together with the exact Chinese names and their correct English equivalents. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR