Encarta Student Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747562350 ISBN 13: 9780747562351

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2003

Synopsis

English, and the way we use it to communicate, is changing faster now than at any time in our history. The growth of the Internet, e-mail, and text messaging means that the boundaries between the written and spoken language are becoming ever more blurred. The explosion of vocabulary in areas like science, technology, e-commerce, and the media confronts us with new specialist terms every day. The need for guidance on using the language correctly, and keeping up with its changes, has never been greater. The Encarta Student Dictionary is the result of a detailed survey of professors, teachers, and students of English and the most common language problems they encounter. Innovative features designed to improve language skills and awareness include: - Spelling: 1,000 common misspellings, cross-referred to their correct form - Spellchecks: warnings about commonly confused spellings ignored by spellcheckers - Usage Notes: answers to the most frequent student queries on spelling and grammar - Quick Facts: short digests of key concepts in the arts and science - Literary Links: notes on major works of literature - Internet Guide on navigating and researching on the Internet In addititon to this the Encarta Student Dictionary provides an easy-to-use layout, 30 tables of key facts and dates, and over 8,000 names of people and places. A unique 'Quick Definition' system, with brief definitions in bold, enables the user to pick out the appropriate sense at speed. The Encarta Student Dictionary is designed to meet the everyday requirements of today's students. Language is a powerful tool. Read the new manual."

About this title

Synopsis

An Advisory Board of university and college teachers of English has supplied first-hand information on the areas of language that cause their students most difficulties, and these areas have been addressed in the Dictionary. Special coverage has also been given to the latest terms from science and technology, the Internet, the arts, the media, business, and economics. Other innovative features include: Quick Facts: short digests of key concepts in the arts and science Literary Links: notes on major works of literature Internet Guide on navigating and researching on the Internet Spellchecks: warnings about spelling mistakes ignored by spellcheckers Internet Guide on using the Web effectively for research Usage Notes covering common student problems with style, punctuation, and grammar In addition to this, over a thousand commonly misspelt words are entered at the place where they will be looked up and cross-referred to their correct spelling. Finally, a unique Quick Definition system, with brief definitions in bold, enables the user to pick out the appropriate sense at speed.Drawn from the Encarta(r) World English Database, this Dictionary is the first to address the reference needs of today's students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747562350
• ISBN 13: 9780747562351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1728
• Editor: Rooney Kathy