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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Katherine Sandster, Executive Editor, Pronunciations at Oxford Languages
02:10 • 2min
The Origins of the OED Dictionary
03:58 • 2min
The History of the OED
05:35 • 2min
The Scope of the Oxford English Dictionary
07:08 • 2min
The Authoritarian Aspect of Dictionary Use
09:28 • 3min
The Origins of Pronunciation in the OED
12:15 • 2min
The Importance of Pronunciation in English
14:24 • 2min
The Difference Between Phonemic and Phonetic Transcription
15:55 • 2min
How to Represent American English and British English
18:14 • 4min
The Future of English
21:49 • 2min
The Merger of Mary, Mary and Mary in American English
23:40 • 4min
The Pronunciation of Indian English in the AED
27:47 • 4min
How to Find the Right Speaker for Your Audio Clip
31:43 • 5min
How to Be an OED Pronunciation Editor
36:34 • 2min
The Oxford English Dictionary
38:27 • 2min
Before moving into lexicography, Dr. Sangster headed the BBC Pronunciation Unit and completed a D.Phil. in sociophonetics. Catherine’s linguistic research interests include accents and dialects, Germanic languages, the phonology of conlangs, language and gender/sexuality, and Latin and its Anglicization.