BBI Combinatory Dictionary English Guide to Word Combinations

Benson, Morton; Benson, Evelyn; Ilson, Robert

ISBN 10: 0915027801 / ISBN 13: 9780915027804

Published by John Benjamins Pub Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1986

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Blue and green boards, corners sharp, binding strong, pages clean. Ex-library from reference section. Usual library markings, otherwise in excellent condition. You will notice that my book descriptions are not generic, saying "may have." certain conditions. All descriptions are written with actual book in hand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BBI Combinatory Dictionary English Guide to Word Combinations
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915027801
• ISBN 13: 9780915027804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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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.