Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English - Word Sketches, Collocates, and Thematic Lists

Zusatztext This dictionary by Davies and Gardner (both! Brigham Young Univ.) is based on the 400-million-word Corpus of Contemporary American English! which incorporates spoken language! fiction! magazines! newspapers! and academic discourse. The 5!000 most frequently used words (from "the" to "trim") are listed in order of occurrence! with information on part of speech! raw frequency! and dispersion. Because "you can tell a lot about a word by the other words that it hangs out with!" a generous list of collocations follows each entry. Thematic vocabulary lists (on topics such as animals! the body! clothing! colors! and emotions) and comparisons (such as American versus British English) are an attractive feature. - Choice Review November 2010Summing Up: Recommended. Libraries with collections in linguistics or ESL; upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers"It deserves attention and acclamation for its distinctive and illuminating offering."--Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America 31 (2010) Informationen zum Autor Mark Davies is Professor and Dee Gardner is Associate Professor, both at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. Klappentext A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English is an invaluable tool for all learners of American English, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language. Zusammenfassung A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English is an invaluable tool for all learners of American English, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; index Frequency index;

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• Authors: Mark Davies, Mark (Brigham Young University Davies, Mark Gardner Davies, Dee Gardner, Dee (Brigham Young University Gardner, Gardner Dee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2010
• EAN: 9780415490634
• ISBN: 978-0-415-49063-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 247 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries; Routledge Frequency Dictionaries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Learning aids/university-entrance diploma theory > Reference works; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, REFERENCE / General, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism