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The dictionaries you need for writing
Types of Dictionaries Conventional Dictionaries Dictionaries of Synonyms and Antonyms (Thesaurus) Dictionaries of Collocation Dictionaries on CD-ROMs
Conventional Dictionaries
Dictionaries of Synonyms and Antonyms Roget ’ s Thesaurus
Dictionaries of Collocation 英語搭配大辭典 (A Dictionary of English Collocations) 中央圖 書出版社
Collocation Example: research V + N Do/carry out/conduct/pursue research *make research Adj. + N Academic/comprehensive/independent/ detailed/intensive/considerable research N + Prep. A research for facts (a purpose) Research in linguistics (an academic subject) Research on diseases of the blood (a certain topic)
Dictionaries on CD-ROMs Advantages Fast and convenient More detailed explanation than electronic dictionaries Multi-functional Grammar Usage Thesaurus Examples Easy to compile your own vocabulary reference list
ENCYCLOPEDIA
WRITING WEBSITES
Dictionaries on the Internet Cambridge Dictionaries Online Encarta World English Dictionary Collins Concordance and Collocations Sampler Longman Web Dictionary webdictionary.html/ Cambridge Dictionaries Online Encarta World English Dictionary Collins Concordance and Collocations Sampler Longman Web Dictionary webdictionary.html/
WRITING CENTERS ON THE INTERNET
Writing Centers UNC-Chapel Hill wrcindex.html UNC-Charlotte handouts/ Purdue University index.html