Michael Ashby Livres

This is the world's bestselling advanced learner's dictionary, recommended by learners of English and their teachers, and used by 30 million people. It has more words and more help with British and American English than any other advanced learner's dictionary. It is the only advanced learner's dictionary to list the most important words you need to know in English: the Oxford 3000. What you'll find in this 7th edition: 183,500 British and American words, phrases and meanings; 85,000 example sentences; 2,000 new words (bird flu, file coach, offshoring); 7,000 synonyms and opposites; 5,000 study words from the sciences, literature, computing and business; 700 World English words (stickybeak, godown, indaba); 2,600 cultural words (Walter Mitty, Forth Bridge, Capital Hill); 2,000 words illustrated; 32 pages of colour illustrations; 96 study pages (essay writing, mails, quick grammar reference). This dictionary is based on the British National Corpus, the Oxford Corpus Collection and the Oxford Reading Programme for language research.

11,000 words and phrases. Clear explanations in simple English of the meaning and use of essential vocabulary. Example sentences illustrating the meaning and use of all the important headwords, derivatives and idioms. Information on irregular spellings. Information on English grammar. Pronunciation and stress for every headword. Illustrations on every double page.

Designed for learners of the English language, this reference provides extensive coverage of current written or spoken English used in international business practice. The vocabulary has been taken from banking, computing, accounting, trade, sales and the stock exchange. The dictionary also provides the necessary words and phrases for meetings, negotiations and presentations, plus the words used to describe manufacturing processes, distribution systems, schedules and sales performance.

This accessible new textbook presents a practical introduction to phonetics, the study of speech. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, it introduces students to the fundamental concepts in phonetic science, and equips them with the essential skills needed for recognizing, describing and transcribing a range of speech sounds. With numerous graded exercises enabling students to put these skills into practice, Introducing Phonetic Science provides a solid foundation in phonetics, and will be invaluable to students beginning courses in linguistics, speech sciences, language pathology and language therapy.