The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations.

Benson, Morton, Evelyn Benson and Robert F. Ilson

ISBN 10: 9027221677 / ISBN 13: 9789027221674

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Co., 1997

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XL; 386 Seiten Guter Zustand mit lediglich leichten Gebrauchsspuren. N09-7 ISBN 9027221677 Wichtiger Hinweis: Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung zur Zeit KEIN Versand in EU-Länder. Due to EPR, there is currently no delivery to EU-countries. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations.
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027221677
• ISBN 13: 9789027221674
• Binding: 21,5*14 cm. OBroschur.
• Edition: Auflage: Revised edition.
• Weight: 600 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Englischsprachige Literatur

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Synopsis

Speak and write perfect English!
• The
BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations tells you which words go together in English and which words do not.• The
BBI will help you master the difficulties of common but unpredictable English phrases and word combinations.• The
BBI shows key differences between American and British English.• The
BBI helps you decide about word combinations that are on the tip of your tongue.• The
BBI gives more grammatical information than any other existing dictionary in easy steps.• Get the
BBI Workbook to teach yourself.• The
BBI has proved its value to hundreds of thousands of users.• The
BBI 2nd revised edition is made fully up to date with modern British and American usage, and now includes 20% more information.• The
BBI is a source of inspiration and will be your mentor and guide for speaking and writing perfect English.
This revised edition of the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English, is an expanded and updated version of the First Edition (1986) and its New Printing (1993), both of which were very favorably received. In this new edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20%.
In selecting new material, the authors have made use of a variety of sources, such as:

1. • comments and suggestions from over fifty reviews published in journals throughout the world;
   • additions to the bilingual editions of the
   BBI, specifically the Maruzen edition (Tokyo, 1993) and the Longman Dictionary of English Collocations (Hong Kong, 1995);• comments and suggestions from users of the
   BBI.

Synopsis

This dictionary of English collocations covers both grammatical and lexical collocations. It includes a style guide covering collocations strings, defintions and paraphrases, illustrative phrases, usage notes and pronunciation.