This dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. Its usefulness as a reference tool is enhanced by the inclusion of pronunciations, notational devices and symbols, earliest sources of terms, suggestions for further reading and advice with regard to use. Each word is provided with a pronunciation, a part-of-speech label, synonyms and antonyms, any standard abbreviation and one or more definitions with examples. The terminology of historical phonology is also well covered.