Entertaining and informative, the new "Britannica Student Encyclopedia" helps school children gain a better understanding of the world around them. These captivating articles are the perfect resource for homework, classroom reference and for satisfying the curiosity of young learners. Children are sure to immerse themselves in vivid photos, and informative charts and tables that help to explain concepts and subjects.

Clive Upton, John D. Widdowson, David ParryContaining around 17,000 headwords and detailed phonetic descriptions, this book makes available for the first time the material gathered by the historicSurvey of English Dialects, fully alphabetized. A separate section provides a systematic analysis of the syntactic patterns of various dialects. The book is an indispensable tool for dialectologists worldwide.

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 (headwords, derived words, compounds, idioms, definitions, examples, and usage notes). Students can add their own notes to entries, helping them remember and use English words they find difficult. Links between entries and related pictures and appendixes give learners additional information at the click of a mouse.

The content in the new Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guide Set is an updated and expanded version of the content in the 10-book Complete GMAT Strategy Guide Set, 6th ed. We've taken the 10 guides and consolidated them into three books, making the set a more concise and compelling option for GMAT prep.

This completely revised and updated edition with Genie-enabled CD-ROM is designed for Spanish students at intermediate to advanced level.

Combines print and electronic versions in one great package!- Unsurpassed quality and reliability- Over 476,000 entries- CD for Windows and Macintosh- Includes free 1-year subscription to Merriam-Web

Animated stories, songs, worksheets and flashcards, plus all the vocabulary needed for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) test. The Primary i-Dictionary level 2 CD-ROM is ideal for general English classes as well as exam preparation, and can be used with any coursebook or on its own. With pictures and pronunciation for the featured words in British and American English, the dictionary makes learning new vocabulary memorable and fun. This rich but simple tool has been tailor-made for home use, and parents with no knowledge of English will be able to follow their children's progress. This CD-ROM is for home use. Single and multi-classroom use CD-ROMs are also available.

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an abridgement of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary into just two volumes, providing a comprehensive description of the historical development of English together with superb coverage of the contemporary language.