- Paperback: 386 pages
- Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co; Revised edition (November 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556195214
- ISBN-13: 978-1556195211
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #201,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 that can serve as models for your own use of English. Some of these examples are authentic quotations from works of American and British literature. This Third Edition of "The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English" is an expanded and updated version of the First Edition (1986) and its Revised Edition (1997), both of which were favorably received. In this third edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20 per cent. In the selection and presentation of new material, many sources have been used, including: Internet searches; The British National Corpus; Reading and listening to English-language material; For Grammatical Patterns: A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (Randolph Quirck et al.); and, For Collocations: Lists of Lexical Functions (compiled by Igor Mel'cuk et al.). The BBI has been "highly recommended" by the English-Speaking Union. Using "The BBI: A workbook" with exercises is now available online at: our associated website.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A "Must" for the Writer's tool-box,
This review is from: The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations: Your Guide to Collocations and Grammar (Paperback)
I hunted all over town for this difficult to find book and was thrilled when I found it on Amazon's vitural bookshelf, for a fraction of the price I saw on other on-line sites. This excellent reference book guides you as you to which word follows which. It is the little words like: to, for, on, of, etc., that distinguish good writers from great writers. Avoid the pitfalls of the English language and master grammar rules with the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English. Delivery was rapid and the book arrived in excellent condition. This is a great edition to my 'weapons of choice' collection. Try it, you'll like it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent tool for translators,
By Kirk McElhearn "Freelance writer and translator" (A town in the French Alps) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bbi Dictionary of English Word Combinations (Paperback)
This is an extraordinary tool for translators into English. It is a dictionary of collocations, and provides information that is hard to find in other dictionaries. It helps you find that elusive word that goes with another, and answers many questions about which preposition to use.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
a must-have book for all English learners,
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This review is from: The Bbi Dictionary of English Word Combinations (Paperback)
When I first knew of the existence of this book, I wondered: why, there should be such a dictionary in every language! And, yet, how come I didn't even once think of searching for that kind of dictionary in English?? I should have known of it much earlier! English is my second language, and even though I belong to the cateogry of "advanced" learner, I still have difficulty, for instance, in locating the right preposition or adverb that go with certain verbs or adjectives. For example, the very subtle difference in meaning between "be familiar to vs. be familar with" is a very difficult one for a non-native English speaker like me to grasp. The BBI dictionary of English Word Combinations aims to address problems unique to ESL learners, including the one I just mentioned. Keep it handy, and it will let you command more accurate & "real" English.
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