Practical English Usage (3rd Edition)

English level: Intermediate to Advanced Description The world's most trusted guide to problems in English - now in a new edition. Overview A dictionary of problem points in the English language as encountered by learners and their teachers. Common problems are solved with practical, clear information in over 600 entries. Who is it for? Teachers of English. Higher-level students of English (working alone or in class). Key features Thoroughly revised following extensive research with current users of the book. New features make it easier for users to find their way around the book. All the most popular entries are retained, but almost all the entries have been modified to make them clearer and more effective in solving readers' problems. Explanations and examples now based on current corpus research. New entries on 'Kinds of English', covering standard English and dialects, correctness, spoken and written English, formality, and variation and change. Разделы выстроены последовательно: от ключевых понятий к примерам, упражнениям и рекомендациям для самостоятельной практики. Изложение остаётся понятным и деловым, без перегрузки терминологией, с акцентом на применение знаний в реальных задачах.