Words that occur particularly frequently in an academic context are marked with an Academic Word List symbol. The dictionary includes over 22,000 words, phrases and meanings, all of them with an academic focus. The dictionary shows where meanings and usage are different in general and academic English, and words and phrases from particular subject areas are clearly marked. It includes detailed and focused treatment of the words that EAP students really need to know well in order to bring their own academic writing up to the standards required by their course. The dictionary gives in-depth treatment to the academic English that is used across the disciplines. The dictionary shows how general English words are used in different ways across academic subject areas. The dictionary is informed by the 85-million-word Oxford Corpus of Academic English, which includes a broad range of texts from 26 different disciplines within the subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences. It is the only learner's dictionary to focus exclusively on academic English.
The Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English is designed for learners studying, or preparing to study, academic subjects on English-medium university courses.
80 Thesaurus notes, Grammar Points and Which Word? notesįunctions such as linking ideas and describing.690 collocation notes, with full-sentence examples, show over 26,000 collocations and word patterns.Academic Word List words marked, showing students the most important academic words to learn first.50,000 corpus-based examples show words in genuine academic contexts and help students use words correctly.Informed by the 85-million-word Oxford Corpus of Academic English, which includes a broad range of textbooks and academic journals from 26 different disciplines within the subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences.In-depth treatment of over 22,000 words, phrases and meanings.
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