Anthony Paul Cowie Books

A comprehensive dictionary reflecting current idiomatic English.

A revised edition of the dictionary for learners of English. Updated to include many terms connected with the Internet and electronic communication, over 4500 words and meanings are new to this edition. The dictionary offers coverage of both British and American English, and colloquial as well as formal English. All information is authenticated by the British National Corpus and the Corpus of American English. There are explanations of common symbols (for example, @), and notes on interesting word origins.

Part of a two-volume set which contains 8,000 expressions and provides a systematic analysis of idiomatic English. Beneficial to every teacher and advanced student of English, it complements the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".

With nearly 20,000 entries in each, this new bilingual dictionary is ideal for travelers and students of Chinese or English. Among the dictionary's many features are: *Simplified Chinese characters as well as Pinyin romanization *Pronunciation using international phonetic symbols *Numerous examples of usage in both languages *Appendices including consonants and vowels of the Chinese phonetic alphabet, and names and abbreviations of China's provinces, regions, and municipalities *Handy pocket-sized format

Part of a two-volume set which contains 8,000 expressions and provides a systematic analysis of idiomatic English. Beneficial to every teacher and advanced student of English, it complements the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English"

Part of a two-volume set which contains 8,000 expressions and provides a systematic analysis of idiomatic English. Beneficial to every teacher and advanced student of English, it complements the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".

Part of a two-volume set which contains 8,000 expressions and provides a systematic analysis of idiomatic English. Beneficial to every teacher and advanced student of English, it complements the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".

This dictionary deals comprehensively with general idiomatic expressions in current English