BBC English Dictionary

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The BBC English Dictionary has been specially developed for people around the world who'want to uhderstand and use modern English. It places a unique emphasis on the current spoken language, drawing on millions of words of recently broadcast material for its authenticity and authority.
The dictionary offers fresh insights into today's English, based on an analysis of over seventy million words of broadcasting output from 1988 to the present day, taken from news, current affairs and sports broadcasts provided by the BBC World Service and National Public Radió of Washington. The coverage and treatment of the language make the dictionary equally suitable for native and non-native speakers of English.
• Extensive coverage of over 60,000 references
• Over 70,000 reál examples illustrate typical use
• Over 1,000 explanations of countries, capital cities and political leaders of the world
• Each separate sense of a word is explained in a full sentence to show essential grammar
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The BBC English Dictionary has been specially developed for people around the world who'want to uhderstand and use modern English. It places a unique emphasis on the current spoken language, drawing on millions of words of recently broadcast material for its authenticity and authority.
The dictionary offers fresh insights into today's English, based on an analysis of over seventy million words of broadcasting output from 1988 to the present day, taken from news, current affairs and sports broadcasts provided by the BBC World Service and National Public Radió of Washington. The coverage and treatment of the language make the dictionary equally suitable for native and non-native speakers of English.
• Extensive coverage of over 60,000 references
• Over 70,000 reál examples illustrate typical use
• Over 1,000 explanations of countries, capital cities and political leaders of the world
• Each separate sense of a word is explained in a full sentence to show essential grammar
• Explanations use simple and natural vocabulary
• Clear pronunciation guide for all words
English is the international language of broadcasting today. The BBC English Dictionary is the key to understanding these broadcasts.
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^ English Dictionary
The BBC English Dictionary is a unique reference book for people all over the world interested in modern English.
The BBC English Dictionary has been prepared by the COBUILD team at the University of Birmingham, under the editorship of Professor John Sinclair. The content of the dictionary is base^on the Siialysis of over seventy million words of broadcasting output from 1988 to the present day. This consists of news, current affairs and sports broadcasts from the BBC World Service in London and National Public Radio in Washington.
The analysis of this data has given new insights into current English usage and will be of particular value to non-native speakers and learners of English.
All words are explained simply and naturally Mth real English examples taken from broadcasts. The dictionary provides grammatical information and guidance on pronunciation.
The dictionary also includes information about countries, capital cities and political leaders in the international arena which have featured in neWs broadcasts since 1988. ' ^
• over 60,000 references ^^^
• over 70,000 examples
• information on more than 1000 people and places in the news

"Followers of news and current affairs broadcasts around the world will value this dictionary."
John Tusa Managing Director B BBC World Service

BBCiWorld Service
For 6(|years the BBC World Service has maintained a world reputation for the accuracy and fairness of its news and current affairs broadcasting combined with a concern for the quality of the English language.
It is a unique resource of spoken English today of authoritative guidance on world events, places and personalities.
BBC English
The English language teaching di^Tsion of BBC Worl4 Service, BBC English is one of the world's large^ producers of multimedia courses for learning English worldwide through radio, TV and video, audio and textbooks.
BBC English has for 50 years been a major influence on the international learning and teaching of English worldwide with activities in over 100 countries.
CollinsCOBUILD
COBUILD is the Collins Birmingham University International Language Database.
The COBUILD team has pioneered the successful analysis of large amounts of text by computer in order to obtain a true picture of how English is really used today.
The project's new Bank of English is a vast store of data which includes millions of words of BBC World gei-rice output.
"This new kind of dictionary features the English used by the 'World Service. It is ideal for anyone with a reasonable standard of English, who is interested in world affairs and in the perspectives given by people from different cultures. In short, it is a dictionary for the citizens of the world." ^^
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Professor of Modern English Language f
University of Birmingham ^ Vissza