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  english learning dictionary: The Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, 1989 The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate authority on the usage and meaning of English words and phrases, and a fascinating guide to the evolution of our language. It traces the usage, meaning and history of words from 1150 AD to the present day. No dictionary of any language approaches the OED in thoroughness, authority, and wealth of linguistic information. The OED defines over half a million words, and includes almost 2.4 million illustrative quotations, providing an invaluable record of English throughout the centuries. The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of international sources - literary, scholarly, technical, popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler, Charles Darwin and John Le Carré. In all, nearly 2.5 million quotations can be found in the OED . Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics (including geographical origins).
  english learning dictionary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary PB with CD-ROM , 2003-04-10 The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives the vital support which advanced students need, especially with the essential skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. In the book: * 170,000 words, phrases and examples * New words: so your English stays up-to-date * Colour headwords: so you can find the word you are looking for quickly * Idiom Finder * 200 'Common Learner Error' notes show how to avoid common mistakes * 25,000 collocations show the way words work together * Colour pictures: 16 full page colour pictures On the CD-ROM: * Sound: recordings in British and American English, plus practice tools to help improve pronunciation * UNIQUE! Smart Thesaurus helps you choose the right word * QUICKfind looks up words for you while you are working or reading on screen * UNIQUE! SUPERwrite gives on screen help with grammar, spelling and collocation when you are writing * Hundreds of interactive exercises
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary A. S. Hornby, 2010
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Advanced American Dictionary for Learners of English Diana Lea, Oxford University Press, 2011 The accompanying CD-ROM allows you to ... improve your writing skills with the Oxford iWriter; search the A-Z dictionary; listen to words and record your pronunciation; focus on topic vocabulary; make your own word lists.--Page 4 of cover.
  english learning dictionary: NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary Richard A. Spears, 1998-06-20 見出し語22000に対して、35000のフレーズを用意し、72000の例文を収録した英英辞典。
  english learning dictionary: The Oxford ESL Dictionary Oxford University Press, 2004 This title includes the following features: 40,000 references.; 'ShortCuts' in long entries to help find the right definition quickly.; 'Core'vocabulary highlighted to enable learners to concentrate on the most frequentwords.; Example sentences based on a 100-million-word corpus of AmericanEnglish, reflecting contemporary usage.; Over 2,000 notes build learners'vocabulary and prevent common errors.; Illustrations depict difficult words orgroups of related items.; 32 study pages on topics of particular interest inNorth America, as well as practice of language and study skills.; The iESL GenieCD-ROM/i displays definitions of words instantly or gives their pronunciationwhen you are using the Internet, sending emails, or word processing. It alsorecognizes idioms and phrasal verbs and operates on both PCs and Macintoshcomputers.
  english learning dictionary: Dicks: English - Ciyawo Learner's Dictionary , 2023-01-10 The English-Ciyawo dictionary has been designed to help Yawo learners improve their English language skills for undertaking secondary school and university in the following ways: It helps a Yawo learner identify and learn the 3,000 most important and frequently used words in the English language. It gives a learner the most important meanings of each English word. It shows a learner how an English word is used in a sentence and also gives a translation of each sentence in Ciyawo to help a learner fully grasp the meaning.
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English A. S. Hornby, A. P. Cowie, 1987
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Diana Lea, Robert Duncan, Victoria Bull, Suzanne S. Webb, 2014 This title presents an in-depth treatment of over 22,000 words, phrases and meanings. Informed by the 85-million-word Oxford Corpus of academic English, which includes a broad range of textbooks and academic journals from 26 different disciplines within the subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences. Corpus-based examples show words in genuine academic contexts and help students use words correctly.
  english learning dictionary: Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage Merriam-Webster, Inc, 2002 A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.
  english learning dictionary: Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary Merriam-Webster, Inc. Staff, 2008 Contains definitions of 100,000 words and phrases for advanced learners of English, and includes pronunciation guides, as well as over 160,000 example sentences.
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Dictionary of American English Hardcover Oxford University Press, 2005-03 The Workbook helps students get the most out of the Dictionary.
  english learning dictionary: The Compact Oxford Twinpack , 2005
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins Julia Cresswell, 2010-09-09 Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
  english learning dictionary: PROFESSIONAL LEARNER’S DICTIONARY OF SPOKEN ENGLISH DASH, RAJENDRA KUMAR , 2015-12-01 Flipping through a dictionary pages will now be having a new meaning while reading through Professional Learner’s Dictionary of Spoken English. Designed as the Encyclopaedia of Communicative English, the dictionary contains whole gamut of idioms, sayings and phrases which are used in conversations—in both formal and informal situations. The book has been conceptualised and conceived for the ESL (English As a Second Language) learners, for whom English is a foreign language, but who are eager to speak Real English like the native speakers of English. This book attempts to go beyond the traditional approaches of Spoken English, and takes a communicative approach. Besides making a user aware of the meaning of a term, this book educates skillfully how to speak effective English, what to speak and what not to speak, in order to communicate flawlessly. Conversational ability, fluency in speaking, situation-specific (such as welcome speech) and format-based speaking (such as participating in a group discussion) are some other features of the book that will help a learner pick up the language effortlessly with ease. The book will be of immense utility for the students of Engineering, Management, Communication and all those for whom expressing their thoughts in words is a barrier, and who want to learn English and succeed in Professional and Personal life.
  english learning dictionary: Merriam-Webster's Essential Learner's English Dictionary Merriam-Webster, 2010 An all-new affordable dictionary designed to help students learn spoken and written English as it is actually used. Includes more than 54,000 words and phrases and 15,000 idioms, along with collocations and commonly used phrases from American and British English.
  english learning dictionary: The Dictionary of Difficult Words Jane Solomon, 2019-05-02 What is a moonbow? What does it mean when someone absquatulates? Over 400 words to amaze, confuse and inspiring budding wordsmiths (and adults!).
  english learning dictionary: Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary D. N. Stavropoulos, 2007-12-20 New, clearer colour layout. The keywords of the Oxford 3000™ are marked to help you prioritize your learning. The phonetic alphabet appears at the foot of each page. New appendices on expressions with numbers, phrasal verbs, letter writing, etc.
  english learning dictionary: Milet New Learner's Dictionary Milet Publishing, 2016-05-05 The Milet New Learner's Dictionary is an updated and fully revised edition of the best-selling Milet Learner's Dictionary. This dictionary includes over 35,000 words, phrases and proverbs which are fully explained via definitions, translations and idiomatic equivalents. The dictionary is suitable for studying Turkish and for travel in Turkey.
  english learning dictionary: Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Random House (Firm), 2001 Provides entries for over 315,000 words and phrases, and includes a list of new words.
  english learning dictionary: Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary Collins, 2014 The eighth edition of the this dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format. The book is ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English. It covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English.
  english learning dictionary: Longman Dictionary of American English Pearson ELT, 2014 The Fifth Edition of Longman Dictionary of American English is the key to vocabulary building! Now with the full contents online, plus online Thesaurus and Vocabulary Checker. Clear and comprehensive 109,000 words, meanings and phrases, including words from the Academic Word List 59,000 example sentences, showing thousands of academic words and collocations Clear definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words Words for content areas such as Science and Social Studies The key to vocabulary building Collocation boxes show combination of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful, and take a test Integrated Thesaurus explains thousands of synonyms and antonyms 3,000 etymologies explain the origin of words -15,000 etymologies online Learner's Handbook on Writing, Collocations and Grammar Workbook exercises for self-study and classroom use Entire contents online Pronunciation of all the words and example sentences, and pronunciation practice Longman Vocabulary Checker: find out which type of vocabulary is used in the text you are reading and which words you should learn Thesaurus: choose the right word and build your vocabulary Topic Vocabulary: find all the words you need to write about common topics such as Describing Places, Technology, Sports and Relationships Academic Study Center with interactive exercises for vocabulary, reading and writing, and exam practice for TOEFL
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Student's Dictionary Leonie Hey, 2021 Updated with the latest vocabulary, NEW Writing and Speaking Tutor, and NEW Oxford 3000(tm) and Oxford 5000(tm) keywords, the Oxford Student's Dictionary helps students learn the most important words in English, including the words you need to study other subjects such as Art, Computing, Science, Geography, History, Literature, Maths, Music and Sport.
  english learning dictionary: Collins Easy Learning English Dictionary Collins, 2006 This dictionary contains the words and definitions for success in English. With entry words in colour, it helps build language and literacy confidence for adults.
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Korean Dictionary A.S. Hornby, 2012
  english learning dictionary: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms , 2001
  english learning dictionary: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Adam Gadsby, Della Summers, 2001
  english learning dictionary: English for Everyone Illustrated English Dictionary DK, 2022-06-21 Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in English with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for English-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone program and DK’s Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, English for Everyone: Illustrated English Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 words of English vocabulary. The words are shown in a visual context in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure. Learning English vocabulary is even easier with this visually stunning dictionary.
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Picture Dictionary English - Hindi E. C. Parnwell, 1985
  english learning dictionary: The Perfect Learners' Dictionary (?) Thomas Herbst, Kerstin Popp, 2011-08-25 This volume undertakes a detailed analysis of the latest generation of learners' dictionaries of English. It assembles the papers delivered at the eponymous symposium held at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in April 1997. There are a number of reasons why these dictionaries are of special lexicographic interest: 1. the type of learners' dictionary associated notably with the name of Hornby can look back on a long tradition in British lexicography; 2. competition between various publishers since the late 70s has given crucial impetus to the development of these dictionaries; 3. these new dictionaries are decisively marked by the evaluation of large-scale computer corpora. Central to the volume is the in-depth comparison of four dictionaries published in 1995: OALD5, LDOCE3, COBUILD2, CIDE. The aim is to exemplify specific differences of approach in the four dictionaries from a wide range of viewpoints (definitions, information on valency and collocations, policy on usage examples, political correctness, etc.). A number of articles also enlarge on the history of learners' dictionaries of English, the significance of corpus linguistics for lexicography, and perspectives for the future, notably in connection with the electronic media.
  english learning dictionary: English Learner's Dictionary David J. Carver, Michael J. Wallace, John Cameron, 1974
  english learning dictionary: Learner's Dictionaries of English. An overview Catharina Kern, 2007 Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,7, Universität Bayreuth, Veranstaltung: Proseminar Lexicography, 4 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Learner's Dictionaries are only about half a century old. Back in the 1930's a need for better language teaching tools developed. A.S. Hornby worked out the first major general-purpose dictionary of this kind in 1942, which was first called the Idiomatic and Syntactic Dictionary of English, later on in 1948 A Learner's Dictionary of Current English and was at last published in 1952 as The Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. The the was replaced from the third edition on by Oxford and the dictionary is now known as the OALD. In 1978 Longman developed a more innovative Learner's Dictionary: the Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE). In contrast to the OALD the LDOCE only used a defining vocabulary of 2000 words that were listed at its back. Furthermore it explained more modern words for example current idioms, slang and colloquialisms. The only disadvantage of this dictionary was the over-complex system of grammatical codes (see Robert Allen 1996, p.41), which was improved in the second edition from 1987 and the third edition, published in 1995.
  english learning dictionary: The dictionary and the language learner Anthony P. Cowie, European Association for Lexicography, 2015-11-13 No detailed description available for The dictionary and the language learner.
  english learning dictionary: Collins English Learner's Dictionary John Cameron, David J. Carver, Michael J. Wallace, 1982
  english learning dictionary: Dictionary Look-up Strategies and the Bilingualised Learner's Dictionary Jenny Thumb, 2016-04-11 The research has provided insights into the area of look-up behaviour, in particular, look-up strategies. A coding scheme of 51 executive, cognitive and metacognitive operations has been derived from the think-aloud data. On the basis of the codes, seven types of strategies were identified: Ignoring, Assuming, Minimizing, Checking, Paraphrasing, Stretching, and Maximizing. The results also indicated that the look-up strategies preferred one part (either L1 translation equivalents or L2 definitions) rather than both parts (L1 translation equivalents and L2 definitions) of the bilingualised entries. Four other factors i.e. language preference, language proficiency, target words and L2 definitions could also influence the use of the bilingualised entries in various degrees. Learners were shown to have common as well as different patterns of strategy use. Most learners attempted a variety of strategies while one learner repeatedly utilized one type of strategy. The frequency of strategy use for individual learners usually fluctuated when different types of strategies were used. Although a wide variety of strategies were used, not every strategy was used frequently. The most frequently used strategy was maximizing, which was used in 112 look-ups out of a total of 264. It appears that the learners repeatedly used strategies they are familiar with or they think are effective, and do not spontaneously try other strategies that they may know and that may be effective.
  english learning dictionary: Encyclopedic Learners' Dictionaries Martin Stark, 2015-03-30 This book describes and evaluates the usefulness of a recently developed lexicographical hybrid: the encyclopedic learner's dictionary (ELD). First, the ELD is analysed from a typological perspective. Two encyclopedic learners' dictionaries are dissected and compared, and a checklist of ELD design features is drawn up. A survey of previous user-based studies is then provided, followed by a description of the questionnaire-based methodology used in this user-centred investigation. Next, a critical analysis of each ELD design feature is provided. Finally, the implications of this research for the future production of ELDs are presented as a checklist of recommendations.
  english learning dictionary: Dictionary of Lexicography R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James, 2002-01-04 Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory) * the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals * the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use. It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work. This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.
  english learning dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary A-S Hornby, 2005-05-01 It has more words and more help with British and American English than any other advanced learner's dictionary. It is the only advanced learner's dictionary to list the most important words you need to know in English: the Oxford 3000. It has the Compass Cd-Rom which gives you more than any other dictionary Cd-Rom : everything that's in this 7th edition ; everything in the Oxford Learner's Worlfinder Dictionary and the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture ; information on 20,000 word origins. What you'll find in this 7th edition : 183,500 British and American words, phrases and meanings ; 85,000 example sentences ; 2,000 new words (bird flu, life coach, offshoring) ; 7,000 synonyms and opposites ; 5,000 study words from the sciences, literature, computing and business ; 700 World English words (stickybeak, godown, indaba) ; 2,600 cultural words (Walter Mitty, Forth Bridge, Capital Hill) ; 2,000 words illustrated ; 32 pages of colour illustrations ; 96 study pages (essay writing, emails, quick grammar reference). This dictionary is based on the British National Corpus, the Oxford Corpus Collection and the Oxford Reading Programme for language research.
  english learning dictionary: Collins english learner's dictionary David J. Carver, 1972
  english learning dictionary: Dictionary Visions, Research and Practice Henrik Gottlieb, Jens Erik Mogensen, 2007-12-12 This book is about dictionaries and dictionary making. In six thematic sections it presents nineteen contributions covering a wide field within lexicography: Online Lexicography, Dictionary Structure, Phraseology in Dictionaries, LSP Lexicography, Dictionaries and the User, plus Etymology, History and Culture in Lexicography. Some chapters focus on theoretical aspects, others report on dictionary work in the making, and still others compare and analyze existing dictionaries. Common to all authors, however, is the concern for the dictionary user. Trivial as it may seem, the fact that dictionaries are meant to fulfill the needs of specific user groups has only recently achieved widespread recognition in the lexicographical literature. This volume shows the many ramifications of this functional approach to lexicography by presenting twenty-two authors representing the state of the art in eleven countries: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, South Africa and Spain.
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