Oxford Business English Dictionary for learners of English - CD-vel [antikvár]

.III . . / i . I .;., : /PrefaceThis completely new dictionary of Business English has been specially written to be of practical use for students of business and experienced business people who need to read, write and speak English in their work, and for those who give them language training and advice.It is intended for learners of English at intermediate to advanced level. The definitions have been written using the Oxford 3000 so that they are simple and clear, but accurate and detailed.To ensure that the material included in the dictionary is as up-to-date and authentic as possible, a new 50 million word corpus of business English was used. This is a collection of written and spoken British and American English taken from various sources such as the business sections of newspapers, business journals and textbooks, and interviews with business people. It has enabled a wide range of business areas to be covered in the dictionary in addition to terms that are of more general use in communicating in English in a business context.As people studying English for business need to know how to use words correctly as well as what they mean, detailed grammar information has been included and examples that show how a term is used in typical contexts. In addition, for terms that are commonly used there is extensive information about collocation, for example verbs that can be used with a particular noun.1000 words in the dictionary are marked with a star to show that they are particularly important in Business English. These are words that are frequent on our business corpus and are essential in most areas of business or combine with many others to make compounds.During the vmting of the dictionary we have been advised by teachers of Business EngUsh and by people involved in the world of business. I should like to thank the members of the Said Business School in Oxford who helped us in an advisory capacity on various areas of business, especially Burcu Hacibedel (Banking, Finance and Economics) and Doris SchedUtzki (Management and Human Resources). I am also grateful to the other people who gave us their expert advice, including Tony Ereira (Stock Exchange and Finance), Richard Spraggett (Accounting) and Roberta Wedge (Finance and Management).I would also like to acknowledge the invaluable work of the large team of people who have been involved in the dictionary at various stages, both before and after the text was complete.Dilys Parkinson August 2005