TY - BOOK AU - Sinclair, J. M. TI - Collins English dictionary SN - 000-433-289-X U1 - 423 S6161co PY - 1992/// CY - Inglaterra PB - HarperCollinsPublishers KW - INGLÉS KW - IDIOMA EN INGLÉS KW - DICCIONARIOS N1 - 1. Special consultants. 2. Editorial staff. 3. Foreword. 4. Specialist contributors. 5. Guide to the use of the dictionary. 6. Pronunciation key. 7. The pronunciation of British English by A C Gimson. 8. The Development of English as a World Language; Pedagogía de los Idiomas N2 - Thousands of new words have been added to this thumb-indexed edition of the ´Collins English Dictionary´. Latest new editions include the definitios of aquaerobics, cardboard city, chaos theory, pro-choice, shell suit, snowboarding, virtual reality and white-knuckle. As in previous editions, over 200 fields of knowledge have been surveyed to take account of the latest research and development. The resulting coverage, from aeronautics to zoology, is therefore highly detailed. Subject areas in which language has been changing include education, sport and business ER -