Author: Collins CoBUILD Publisher: Collins Cobuild ISBN: 9780007580583 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 1968
Book Description
The 8th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. This dictionary is ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English. It covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English. With full-sentence definitions written in simple, natural English, this dictionary is easy to use and understand. The examples, taken from the 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts. The dictionary also provides extensive help with grammar, including grammar patterns for many of the examples, and a grammar reference in the supplement. A wide range of vocabulary-building features, many of them with full-colour illustrations, encourage students to expand and improve their accuracy and fluency. The dictionary also includes a Visual Thesaurus, which provides alternatives to the 50 most over-used words in English; an Activity Guide, which helps students learn how to get the most out of the dictionary; a Writer's Handbook, which gives guidance on spelling, punctuation, letter-writing and CVs, and a Speaker's Handbook, which gives advice on the best set phrases to use in specific situations. The Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary provides invaluable and detailed guidance on the English language, and is the complete reference tool for learners of English.
Author: John Sinclair Publisher: ISBN: 9780003704273 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 681
Book Description
Including nearly 40,000 references and over 30,000 examples, this dictionary provides clear definitions supplemented by examples showing how the words are typically used. Grammar is included as well as a guide to pronunciation based on IPA phonetics. It is also available in paperback.
Author: John McHardy Sinclair Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Pub ISBN: 9781424029266 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 1888
Book Description
This is the 6th edition of the Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. This new edition of the flagship Collins Cobuild dictionary for advanced learners of English, gives up-to-date coverage of today's English, and transforms the learner's dictionary from an occasional reference into the best possible learning resource.
Author: Harper Collins Publishers Publisher: Gramedia Pustaka Utama ISBN: 6020323293 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 1676
Book Description
This dictionary of American English is designed to help learners write and speak accurate and up-to-date English. • Ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English • Based on the Collins 4.5-billion-word database, the Collins Corpus • Up-to-date coverage of today’s English, with all words and phrases explained in full sentences • Authentic examples from the Collins Corpus show how English is really used • Extensive help with grammar, including plural forms and verb infl ections • Fully illustrated Word Web and Picture Dictionary boxes provide additional information on vocabulary and key concepts • Vocabulary-building features encourage students to improve their accuracy and fl uency: †- Word Partnership notes highlight important collocations †- Thesaurus entries offer synonyms and antonyms for common words †- Usage notes explain different meanings and uses of the word • Supplements on Grammar, Writing, Speaking, Words That Frequently Appear on TOEFL® and TOEIC®, Text Messaging and Emoticons
Author: John Sinclair Publisher: Collins Cobuild ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 1776
Book Description
The new fifth edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format.
Author: Collins Publisher: Heinle ELT ISBN: 9781133314134 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
All of our explanations, examples, and special features are based on our constantly updated 4.5-billion-word database of today's English language, the Collins Corpus, which means that you can trust Collins COBUILD to help you speak and write accurate and up-to-date English. COBUILD promotes learning through Definitions PLUS: -Full-sentence definitions use the most common context in which target words are found in real life -Grammatical patterns shown in context help the learner to use English accurately and naturally -Natural English examples from the Collins Corpus show the user words as they appear in everyday English
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Author: John Sinclair
Author: John Sinclair
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Author: John McHardy Sinclair
Author: Harper Collins Publishers
Author: John Sinclair
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