Overview

This new edition incorporates the recent German spelling reforms. Changes in spelling are signalled at entry level. With over over 140,00 words and phrases, over 240,000 translations, this dictionary provides unrivalled coverage of general, scientific, and technical and literary vocabulary, based on the British National Corpus, Oxford's unparalleled collection of written and spoken language. This major new edition includes thousands of new expressions such as alcopop, dataglove, emoticon, road rage, chatten, Datenautobahn, Suchmaschine, zappen. There is Extended treatment of specific vocabulary areas: detailed in-text boxes cover topics such as nationalities, jobs, addresses, greetings, asking for directions, and apologizing, giving extensive extra help with usage, constructions, and choosing vocabulary. Also new to this edition is a new guide to email and the Internet which offers a unique gateway to language and culture in the German-speaking world. There is also an entirely new Thematic wordfinder which brings together the essential vocabulary from a broad range of subject areas including the environment, society, business and industry, communication, media, and the arts. Specially designed as a reference section for writing, it covers the key topics required by regional exam boards.

Full Product Details

Author:   M. Clark ,  O. Thyen ,  OUP
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New ed of 2 Revised ed
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.565kg
ISBN:  

9780198642305

ISBN 10:   019864230
Pages:   1248
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Editors and contributors; Contents page; Note on proprietary names; exploded entries; Guide to the use of the dictionary; German pronunciation English pronunciation; Abbreviations; German-English dictionary; Thematic Wordfinder; Internet Guide; English-German Dictionary; German irregular verbs; English irregular verbs; Note on German Spelling Reforms

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