Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English 1-2

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The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15 000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage.
Verbs with Prepositions and Particies concentrates on explaining expressions containing a verb and a preposition and/or an adverbial particle - for example, break down, be in on, keep an eye on. Each entry is referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns which are illustrated in each entry by examples from modern speech and writing. Stylistic values are indicated (e.g. formai, siang) and unusual features of grammar and usage are explained. An index of the nouns, adjectives and adverbs used in head-phrases, and an index of possible nominalized forms (e.g. breakdown, output) are also provided.
it is the most comprehensive survey of this very important area of English and gives a degree of attention to idiomatic expressions that is not found in any general English... Tovább

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The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English records and describes 15 000 English idioms, and is the most comprehensive and systematic analysis available of this complex area of English usage.
Verbs with Prepositions and Particies concentrates on explaining expressions containing a verb and a preposition and/or an adverbial particle - for example, break down, be in on, keep an eye on. Each entry is referred to a detailed grammatical scheme of sentence patterns which are illustrated in each entry by examples from modern speech and writing. Stylistic values are indicated (e.g. formai, siang) and unusual features of grammar and usage are explained. An index of the nouns, adjectives and adverbs used in head-phrases, and an index of possible nominalized forms (e.g. breakdown, output) are also provided.
it is the most comprehensive survey of this very important area of English and gives a degree of attention to idiomatic expressions that is not found in any general English dictionary.
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Indispensable to every advanced linguist, it is the ideal complement to A S Hornby's Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current Englisti.
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The special features of the dictionary include
¦ Numerous quotations drawn from modern fiction, drama, biography etc, with additional material from newspapers, periodicals, radio and television
¦ An explanation in simple language of the meaning of each expression
¦ Treatment in separate numbered entries of expressions which have the same written form but different meanings
¦ The inclusion in each entry of a simple code which refers the user to tables showing the appropriate sentence patterns for that entry
¦ An indication of the important grammatical 'transformations' associated with eaOh entry
¦ Clear marking of stylistic values (for example, formal, slang) and specialist fields of use (for example, commerce, space, technology)
¦ Listing of the words most commonly associated with the idiomatic expressions - their usual collocations
¦ A cross-reference system which connects expressions having the same, or related, meanings
¦ Notes explaining and illustrating special features of grammar and usage
¦ An Index of the nouns, adjectives and adverbs which feature in the more complex expressions (for example in come to a deadend)
¦ An Index of nominalized forms (for example, pin-up, walk-out) showing the items from which they are derived (to pin up, to walk out) Vissza