Teaching Collocation An invaluable guide to teaching this nebulous area of language learning. Contains ideas, theories and numerous classroom activities from a number of teachers and theoreticians interested in this critical area. By Michael Lewis (Editor) - (LTP)   Order Now > Book     LTP Dictionary of Selected Collocations With over 50,000 collocations for 2,000 nouns and 5,000 adverbs, this is an excellent resource for ESL/EFL students of Intermediate level and above. Not only does it raise the student’s awareness of collocation, it is great for translation, for extending students’ knowledge of words, and as a key to natural English. By Jimmie Hill, Michael Lewis (Editors) - (LTP)   Order Now > Dictionary       Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English Based entirely on authentic examples, this is a ground-breaking study of the grammar used in spoken and written English. Contains over 350 graphs and tables to show the frequency of grammatical constructions and collocations in different contexts, and suggests reasons why we choose a particular structure in a particular context. Differentiates between spoken and written English, and compares British and American English. By Douglas Biber, Stig Johansson, Geoffrey Leech, Susan Conrad and Edward Finegan - (Longman)   Order Now > Dictionary     The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms Contains over 5,000 idioms, alphabetically arranged by key word, this comprehensive resource will make an excellent addition to any ESL/EFL bookshelf. Includes idioms and quotations from sources as varied as the Bible, Spectator, and Agatha Christie. An excellent reference. By Jennifer Speake (Editor) - (OUP)   Order Now > Dictionary       The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms A comprehensive reference which includes examples from a wide range of sources, arranged by category for easier access. Includes notes notes on the origins of the more interesting idioms. By Daphne M. Gulland, David G. Hinds-Howell - (Penguin)   Order Now > Dictionary       Collins Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms Contains more than 3000 idioms from British and American English with thousands of examples. Also includes information on the variations that idioms undergo so that students may identify them and their meaning even when they do not appear in their standard form. A great resource for ESL/EFL teachers and for higher level ESL/EFL students. By Collins Cobuild (Editor) - (Collins Cobuild)   Order Now > Dictionary       Longman Idioms Dictionary Provides detailed information on the most common English idioms. Presented in a clear format, with many examples from both spoken and written sources. Contains over 6,000 idioms, as well as a unique ‘Idiom Activator’ to facilitate the search for the right idiom. By Longman (Editor) - (Longman)   Order Now > Dictionary       Dictionary of Idioms Examines over 400 phrases, tracing each one's source and history through a supply of examples. Mini-essays scattered through the book expand on such broader themes as "What is an idiom?"; "National Rivalries" and "The Old Curiosity Shop of Linguistics." By Linda Flavell, Roger Flavell - (Kyle Cathie)   Order Now > Dictionary       Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms Contains around 5500 idioms current in British, American and Australian English. Provides example sentences based on the Cambridge International Corpus, and shows information on grammar and collocation. Also includes etymological information where appropriate to enable better understanding and to make idioms easier to learn and remember. By CUP (Editor) - (CUP)   Order Now > Dictionary       The Dictionary of Idioms Offers a guide to idiom in the English language, giving the meaning of expressions with examples to illustrate their usage. By E.M. Kirkpatrick (Editor), C.M. Schwarz (Editor) - (Wordsworth Editions Ltd)   Order Now > Dictionary       Cassell's Dictionary of English Idioms Provides a comprehensive guide to both the most recent and more archaic idioms in the English language. Includes concise definitions with the origins of the idiom included. Over 10,000 entries in total. By Rosalind Fergusson - (Cassel Reference)   Order Now > Dictionary           Chambers Dictionary of Idioms Covers the thousands of idioms used in English every day and includes full-sentence definitions to show the idiom in its correct grammatical and collocational sense. By Chambers (Editor) - (Chambers)   Order Now > Dictionary   Back to Bookstore
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