Cambridge Dictionary of American English Network CD-ROM [CD-ROM]

Sidney I. Landau (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0521799155 | ISBN-13: 978-0521799157 | Edition: CD-Rom

The authoritative guide to American English as it's really used today. The Network CD-ROM makes the world's best American English electronic dictionary available over a local PC network. Computer-equipped classrooms and language labs can now access all of the features available on the CD. Learners can hear pronunciations of all entry words, recorded by native speakers of American English. Users can search for words or entries with particular parts of speech, grammar codes, and usage labels, as well as search by category. Students can add their own notes to entries. Links between entries and related pictures and appendixes give learners additional information at the click of a mouse.

Editorial Reviews

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'CDAE is a fine achievement. Its careful organisation, clear definitions, cogent examples and crisp typography will attract the interest of English learners everywhere.' Professor David Crystal

'You have the impression that you are holding a fine piece of work in your hands. Its solidity and crisp presentation instils confidence in the reader and close inspection reveals some nice touches.' TEFL Farm

'No effort has been spared to make sure the user gets full use from the great and varied amount of information contained here ... the explanations are crystal clear and there is almost always an example of real usage, culled from the 100 million words of American English in the Cambridge International Corpus.' TEFL Farm

'I found this book dangerously compelling and almost 'unputdownable'. For anyone interested in American English, learners or not, this is the book to have at the moment, given its beautifully lucid definitions and its caring attitude to those of us who have some difficulty understanding what expressions like 'We all thought the movie sucked' really mean.' TEFL Farm

'The Cambridge Dictionary of American English does not hold back in its honest representation of American English. Words that might be considered slang are not excluded. This honesty gives students the opportunity to make wise decisions about the words and phrases they choose.' American Language Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

The Network CD-ROM makes the world's best American English electronic dictionary available over a local PC network. Computer-equipped classrooms and language labs can now access all of the features available on the CD. Learners can hear pronunciations of all entry words, recorded by native speakers of American English. Users can search for words or entries with particular parts of speech, grammar codes, and usage labels, as well as search by category. Students can add their own notes to entries. Links between entries and related pictures and appendixes give learners additional information at the click of a mouse.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; CD-Rom edition (August 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521799155
• ISBN-13: 978-0521799157
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,208,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You say tomato..., January 18, 2001

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This review is from: Cambridge Dictionary of American English (Paperback)

I have found this book an invaluable tool in learning American English as a foreign language (English English being my mother tongue). Fluency has eluded me thusfar, but I have noted a steady improvement, since using this book, not least in some of the more recondite elements of the American idiom. I mean, like, the other day this total dork is like, totally in-my-face, like freaking me out, and I'm, like, "whatever."

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Cambridge Int Dictionary of English, September 28, 1999

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This review is from: Cambridge Dictionary of American English (Paperback)

I liked CIDE a lot, so I looked forward to the American version with CD-Rom. More than half of CIDE was removed, though. The definitions and usages are clear, so I would recommend this book for anyone seeking a small dictionary. For those searching for more, either get CIDE (Cambridge Int Dict of English) or Merriam Webster Tenth Collegiate. The CD-Rom is a simple compilation of the text, with a word lookup. No frills at all. The Random House 2nd CD is much superior, as is the MW 10C CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very limited CD-rom, June 8, 2000

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Sahrah Cho - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cambridge Dictionary of American English Book and CD-ROM (Paperback)

I was specifically looking for dictionary with a CD-rom because I want to know how to pronounce unusual and difficult words. I already have many good dictionaries. Unfortunately, the selection of words with sound files in the CD-rom is limited to only the most common, daily usage words. Still, this is practically the only dictionary I found where I can hear the words as well as lookup the meaning, so I commend Cambridge for putting it together. The words are clearly and very correctly enunciated and pronounced (in the way a newscaster for a national news program in the USA would.) I am suprised there are so few dictionaries who incorporate sound, and I hope that changes in the future.