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Title: The Bbi Dictionary of English Word Combinations by Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson, Robert Ilson, Morton Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English Benson, E. Benson, R. Ilson ISBN: 1-55619-521-4 Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a must-have book for all English learners
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent tool for translators
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: When you forget your prepositions...
Comment: The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations is useful for the ESL student, but also for professional translators. Translators are often "in the zone," between both the source and target language and forget the simplest phrasal verbs. I've found this book helpful in sweeping up those messy pronouns that betrayed the original source language of my translation. Praise to the authors. They would have gotten 5 stars if there was more emphasis on modern use of the word combinations. The ESL reader still won't know what it means "to come out" (as in announcing a sexual preference or a hidden attribute) by consulting this book. But, I know, writing a dictionary is like sweeping the beach!
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Title: Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English by Diana Lea ISBN: 0194312437 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Using the Bbi: A Workbook With Exercises for the Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English by Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson, Robert Ilson, Richard Young ISBN: 1556190948 Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Pub. Date: 01 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Ins and Outs of Prepositions by Jean Yates ISBN: 0764107577 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Comprehensive Bilingual Dictionary of Spanish False Cognates by Bernard Hamel ISBN: 1886835063 Publisher: Bilingual Book Press (CA) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book by Carl W. Hart ISBN: 0764110284 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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