The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English: A Guide to Word Combinations

by Robert F. Ilson, Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson

Book Overview

This unique dictionary gives essential collocations of English in an easily accessible form. It shows which word combinations exist in English and which grammatical constructions are possible. Whenever possible, the collocations are listed under the noun, so that in order to find out, for instance, which verb goes with oath, one simply looks up oath and finds to administer an oath to smb; to swear, take an oath, etc. The BBI is an invaluable tool...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915027801
• ISBN13: 9780915027804
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.8"