Chambers Student English Dictionary

Author: Anderson
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: This dictionary is part of the Chambers Dictionary series, co-published by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and Prentice Hall, Inc. The Chambers Dictionary series includes Chambers Student English Dictionary, Chambers Basic English Dictionary, Chambers English Dictionary, and Chambers English Idioms Dictionary. These four dictionaries feature concise and clear definitions, easy-to-understand phrasing, eye-catching layout, convenient use, extensive information, and authoritative content, all meticulously compiled by English dictionary experts based on the latest British National Corpus. This dictionary contains over 20,000 words and phrases, 23,000 contemporary English example sentences from the authoritative British National Corpus, and over 1,000 usage notes to help learners avoid common mistakes and develop proper usage habits. Clear illustrations aid in deeper understanding and help learners distinguish easily confused words. The appendices include: grammar, prepositions, conjunctions, comparatives and superlatives, singular and plural nouns, spelling rules, question tags at the end of sentences, and punctuation.