Collins Cobuild – Learner’s Dictionary - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0003750574 ISBN 13: 9780003750577

Casa editrice: Collins Cobuild, 1996

Riassunto

This dictionary serves as a reference book for all students from intermediate level upwards. It offers extensive coverage of phrasal verbs and idioms, information on world frequency, and a detailed treatment of modern English.

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LEARNERS DICTIONARY

COBUILD continues to offer a comprehensive approach to understanding, learning and teaching todays English. This new COBUILD dictionary provides a detailed picture of the English language of the 1990s. With over 60,000 references and 55,000 examples, there is a wealth of information on the central core of English vocabulary, and much more besides.

• 'Frequency information' makes the important words easier to find
• 'Full sentence explanations' provide detailed information about typical phraseology and collocations on an informal, user-friendly style
• 'More than just meanings' ways of expressing attitudes and intentions are clearly explained, helping learners avoid typical mistakes
• '55,000 real examples' all drawn from The Bank of English, show how the language is both written and spoken
• 'Unique extra column' makes information easy to find, easy to understand

The 'COBUILD Learner’s Dictionary' is an indispensable reference book for all students from intermediate level upwards. Its exceptionally clear layout and detailed treatment of the modern language, combined with the authority of The Bank of English, make it the ideal English language reference book.

The 'Collins COBUILD Learner’s Dictionary' has been specially compiled for students of intermediate level and above. It is based on a comprehensive analysis of The Bank of English, a collection of English texts amounting to 250 million words reflecting the English language of the 1990s.

The user-friendly presentation provides a wealth of detail in the following areas:
'meaning:':
highlighted in full-sentence explanations
'examples:'
thousands of 'real' examples show exactly how words are used in the English of today
'grammar:'
laid out in easy-to-use extra column
'frequency:'
information on word frequency invaluable for students and teachers alike
'pragmatic uses:'
clear guidance on words and uses that indicate attitudes and intentions
'hyphenation marks:'
provided for all headwords and derived words
'British and American differences:'
spelling, pronunciation, and variations in vocabulary all made clear

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Collins Cobuild
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0003750574
• ISBN 13: 9780003750577
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1322
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simone Casetta; 0039 275422215; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italia