The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: A guide to word combinations - Softcover

Benson, Morton; Benson, Evelyn; Ilson, Robert F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9027220379 ISBN 13: 9789027220370

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1986

Synopsis

This unique dictionary gives essential collocations of English in an easily accessible form. It shows which word combinations exist in English and which grammatical constructions are possible. Whenever possible, the collocations are listed under the noun, so that in order to find out, for instance, which verb goes with oath, one simply looks up oath and finds to administer an oath to smb; to swear, take an oath, etc. The BBI is an invaluable tool for tasks such as letter writing and translating and an ideal text for intermediate and advanced instruction in English. It gives 70,000 collocations and phrases under a total of 14,000 main entries, while every effort has been made to exclude superfluous constructions such as those predictable on the basis of the general rules of English syntax.

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Synopsis

This dictionary provides collocations of English in an easily accessible form. It shows which word combinations exist in English and which grammatical constructions are possible. Whenever possible, the collocations are listed under the noun, so that in order to find out, for instance, which verb goes with "oath", one simply looks up "oath" and finds "to administer an oath to smb"; "to swear, take an oath"; etcetera. The BBI should be of use for such tasks as letter writing and translating, as well as intermediate and advanced instruction in English. It gives 70,000 collocations and phrases under a total of 14,000 main entries.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 9027220379
• ISBN 13: 9789027220370
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 322