{"product_id":"9789027232618-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english","title":"The  BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour guide to collocations and grammar. Third edition revised by Robert Ilson\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;This Third Edition of the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English is an expanded and updated version of the First Edition (1986) and its New Printing (1993), both of which were favorably received. In this third edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20%\u003cbr\u003eSpeak and write perfect English!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  BBI teaches you how to combine words with words to form phrases (so you can say “\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003emortgaged\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eto the hilt\u003c\/i\u003e; I \u003cb\u003ewant\u003c\/b\u003e something \u003ci\u003ebadly\u003c\/i\u003e”).  BBI also teaches you how to combine words into structures to form clauses and sentences (so you can say “I \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewant \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou to go\u003c\/i\u003e = What I \u003cb\u003ewant\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003efor you to go\u003c\/i\u003e”).  So BBI helps you with both vocabulary and grammar. \u003cbr\u003e BBI shows you important vocabulary and grammatical differences between American and British English. \u003cbr\u003e BBI gives you plenty of examples that can serve as models for your own use of English. \u003cbr\u003e Some of these examples are authentic quotations from works of American and British literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Third Edition of the \u003ci\u003eBBI Combinatory Dictionary of English\u003c\/i\u003e is an expanded and updated version of the First Edition (1986) and its Revised Edition (1997), both of which were favorably received. In this third edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20%.\u003cbr\u003eIn the selection and presentation of new material, many sources have been used, including:\u003cbr\u003e  Internet searches; \u003cbr\u003e The British National Corpus; \u003cbr\u003e Reading and listening to English-language material; \u003cbr\u003e For Grammatical Patterns: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language\u003c\/i\u003e (Randolph Quirck et al.);  For Collocations: Lists of Lexical Functions (compiled by Igor Mel’cuk et al.).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe BBI has been “highly recommended” by the English-Speaking Union.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsing the BBI: A workbook with exercises\u003c\/i\u003e is now available online at: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1075\/z.bbi.workbook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39541980758113,"sku":"9789027232618","price":27.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27475323.jpg?v=1721807754","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789027232618-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}