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The BBI combinatory dictionary of English / compiled by Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson, Robert Ilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benson, Morton.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- English language.
- English language--Word formation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (504 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed. rev. / by Robert Ilson.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Speak and write perfect English! BBI teaches you how to combine words with words to form phrases (so you can say "mortgaged to the hilt; I want something badly"). BBI also teaches you how to combine words into structures to form clauses and sentences (so you can say "I want you to go = What I want is for you to go"). So BBI helps you with both vocabulary and grammar. BBI shows you important vocabulary and grammatical differences between American and British English. BBI gives you plenty of examples
- Contents:
- THE BBI COMBINATORY DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH: YOUR GUIDE TO COLLOCATIONS AND GRAMMAR; Editorial page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface to the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English; Preface to the BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations; A Practical Guide to the BBI; Background; How to Find Grammatical Collocations in the BBI; How to Find Lexical Collocations in the BBI; Abbreviations; How Entries are Structured in the BBI; Introduction; General; Grammatical Collocations; Lexical Collocations; Arrangement of Entries; Style Guide
- Comparative table of Simplified Transcription (ST) and IPA transcriptionDictionary
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781283894944
- 1283894947
- 9789027272386
- 9027272387
- OCLC:
- 811507432
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