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a foreign language: grammatical constructions are also needed if the translation is to
be used correctly. For this reason, one of our principal concerns has been to include
these constructions wherever they are required. This is a significant feature of our
dictionary.
Headwords, compounds, idioms and phrasal verbs stand out clearly on the display
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screen. English compounds are found in their proper place within the overall
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alphabetical order of headwords. Phrasal verbs are given a very full and explicit
presentation which avoids ambiguous meta-language and, for the French user, shows
clearly the positioning of the noun object.
The dictionary has a wide coverage of North American as well as British English, and
exclusively British or North American usage is marked. Where appropriate, American
variants are given in translations of French words and phrases. The existence of
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standard American spelling variants is indicated in translations in the French—
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English side of the dictionary.
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The needs of users extend beyond the bounds of individual dictionary entries. To
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make this dictionary an effective aid for somebody working in a language not their
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Notes on function words
The words of a language may be seen to be of two types: those with lexical meaning
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like table and slowly and jump , and those with function rather than meaning. The latter
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are the joints and sinews of the language, uniting the other elements into sentences
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which carry meaning. Examples of such function words are pronouns like you and it ,
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verbs such as be and have , and determiners such as this and that .
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The notes within function word entries are again intended for use by the person
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seeking to work in a foreign language. They provide basic information on grammatical
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The function word notes are easily identifiable in the dictionary. In cases where the
information can be presented fairly briefly, the note will be found at the top of the
entry, immediately under the headword. It can be accessed using the NOTE icon. In
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cases where the necessary information is more lengthy and complex, the notes are
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often broken up into several sections. These can be accessed using the several
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NOTE icons.
Cultural notes
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The dictionary incorporates a wide variety of cultural notes covering aspects of
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