Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English

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The Advanced Learner's Dictionary has achieved internationál recognition as theindispensable practical reference book to English as a foreign or second lapgüage. An English dictionary that will be useful to the foreign user must be more than an occasional reference for speíling difficulties, pronunciations and the meánings of difficult or new vocabulary; a knowlédge of How to select vocabulary for particular Coritexts and how to put the words together in the correct order is most important. This dictionary is the only one which provides detailed information of this kind. It makes an active contribution to written and oral work in the same way that a textbook does'and provides the student with an excellent opportunity for priváté study. The dictionary provides a unique wealth of v information and guidance on sentence patterns " and usage, including notes on common errors and on comparative structures. The inclusion of numerous phrases and sentences to illustrate structures and... Tovább

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The Advanced Learner's Dictionary has achieved internationál recognition as theindispensable practical reference book to English as a foreign or second lapgüage. An English dictionary that will be useful to the foreign user must be more than an occasional reference for speíling difficulties, pronunciations and the meánings of difficult or new vocabulary; a knowlédge of How to select vocabulary for particular Coritexts and how to put the words together in the correct order is most important. This dictionary is the only one which provides detailed information of this kind. It makes an active contribution to written and oral work in the same way that a textbook does'and provides the student with an excellent opportunity for priváté study. The dictionary provides a unique wealth of v information and guidance on sentence patterns " and usage, including notes on common errors and on comparative structures. The inclusion of numerous phrases and sentences to illustrate structures and contexts is a very important feature of the text. Idiomatic expressions and collocations, with wjíich English abounds and which the foreign userfinds most difficult to handlé, have alsó been given careful attention. Stylistic values and speciálist English registers are recorded, as are American spellings, meanings and pronunciation. Over a thousand illustrations are included since pictorial representation can often achieve more than a written explanation. Many are grouped in common themes witj^the careful labelling of individual parts to ificrease their didactic value. A S Hornby hasj^rought to the task his unrivalled experience as a/teacher, textbook writer and lexicographej?; He has been helped by other specialists irfthe teaching and academic fields and has taken imo account comments on earlier editionsJHhe book from regular correspondents throuű^St the world. Vissza