Collins COBUILD English Dictionary

Author: Sinclair
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This dictionary was meticulously compiled over a decade by the Dictionary Group of the University of Birmingham, UK, under the support of HarperCollins Publishers. It is the second edition published after a comprehensive revision of the version. The examples and words in this dictionary are sourced from the COBUILD corpus. The dictionary includes over 75,000 entries, with over 4,000 being new words from recent years. Compiled by senior lexicographers from the University of Birmingham, UK, this dictionary is designed for English teachers and learners at intermediate to advanced levels, offering a revolutionary new approach to understanding, learning, and teaching English. It is the culmination of a 15-year comprehensive analysis of spoken and written English, providing a clear and detailed description of modern English, aimed at helping users expand their vocabulary, boost their confidence in using English, and continuously improve their oral and written communication skills.
Includes over 75,000 entries, with over 4,000 new words and meanings.
First time uses over 10,000 examples sourced from English corpora.
Provides word frequency information for the first word in the form of five diamonds.
Features unique additional columns explaining the grammatical features of words.
Defines entries with the most commonly used vocabulary marked with .
Uses the latest version of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Avoids the use of confusing codes, symbols, parentheses, and abbreviations in text and layout, making it an extremely valuable reference tool.