Longman dictionary of contemporary English
- 3rd ed
- Harlow : Longman Dictionaries, 1995
- xxii, 1668, 18 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Previous ed.: 1987
Based on the 100-million word British National Corpus and the Longman Corpus Network, this dictionary explores a vivid and exciting area of English - spoken English. It also pinpoints the language patterns and grammar unique to spoken English. The 2000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary is made up of words students already know, and the dictionary's definitions have been written using this familiar set of core words.