Opis: The Most Practical Reference for Verbal Collocations in Contemporary American English NTC Publishing Group 1993, str. 872, stan db+ (podniszczona lekko okładka - zdjęcie, zakurzona) ISBN 0-8442-5462-2 The Most Practical and Up-to-Date Reference for Verbal Collocations The most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, NTC's Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and Other Idiomatic Verbal Phrases, by lexicographer Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., provides definitions and examples for the English verb phrases known as phrasal verbs, two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbal collocations. This dictionary—the only American dictionary of phrasal verbs—contains nearly 14,000 definitions and paraphrases of more than 12,000 verb + particle combinations. The entries also include common slang, colloquial, and idiomatic usage. Among the special features of NTC's Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and Other Idiomatic Verbal Phrases are the following: • Entry phrases include an indication of whether a direct or indirect object refers to people, things, or both. • Many phrases can take additional prepositions, prepositional phrases, or particles, and these optional elements are identified in the entry phrase, e.g., bend over backwards (to do something) (for someone). • Verb phrases which are cliches, folksy, informal, stilted, or figurative, are included and identified accordingly. • Entries which contain the same verb + particle combination are grouped together making it fast and easy to locate any phrase in the dictionary. • Each entry has at least two examples which show the important structural variations of the phrase and illustrate its meaning and usage in natural American English. • The dictionary has clear typography and an easy-to-read layout. There is a minimum of abbreviations and confusing dictionary symbols. NTC's Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and Other Idiomatic Verbal Phrases is an ideal reference for learners and others who seek a thorough and practical guide to English verbal collocations.
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