Collins Cobuild Intermediate Learner’s Dictionary

combining a rigorous linguistic description with reception and production

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58967/caletroscopio.v8.n2.2020.4499
Keywords: Learner’s dictionary, English language, Foreign language learning

Abstract

This book review presents the fourth edition of Collins Cobuild Intermediate Learner’s Dictionary (HANDS; MACAULAY, 2018). First, the analysis focus on principles that underlie the compilation of this dictionary. Then, information in the articles is correlated with the linguistic functions of reception and production. Finally, information on the final pages of the dictionary is remarked on, especially their usefulness to production tasks. In conclusion, Collins Cobuild Intermediate Learner’s Dictionary magisterially describes the English language. However, the user may have considerable knowledge of English grammar to consult it. Among Brazilian learners, perhaps BA students in the English language and English teachers are the ones who can have the benefit of the dictionary.

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Author Biography

Laura Campos de Borba, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Estudante de Doutorado em Estudos da Linguagem (Lexicografia), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Bolsista de doutorado CAPES, código de financiamento 001. Mestra em Estudos da Linguagem (Lexicografia) pela mesma universidade. Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Metalexicografia e Lexicografia.

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CCID4. HANDS, Penny; MACAULAY, Alison (eds.). Collins Cobuild Intermediate Learner’s Dictionary. 4. ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2018. 920 p.

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Published
2020-12-27
Issue
v.8, n.2 (2020)
Section
Resenhas

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