The American Heritage Dictionary for Learners of English
This volume, a revised edition ofThe American Heritage English as a Secondary Language Dictionary(1998), provides an excellent  resource for the intended audience of learners of English as a second language.The dictionary is adapted from theAmerican Heritage Dictionary of the English Language(4th ed., 2000) and defines more than 40,000 words, among them newer terms such asATM,Internet, andon-line.Reasonably portable, it includes homonyms such asroteandwrote,which often confuse ESL speakers. Synonyms are also provided, with degrees of emphasis added. For example, synonyms forangerincluderageandfury,with explanations as to their usage. Definitions for common idiomatic phrases such ashere you goandlook aliveprovide additional value, as do word-building lessons such as the ones onneo-and -oid,explaining how word parts are attached to existing words (e.g.,neoclassicism,humanoid).Somebodyandsomethingare strangely abbreviated assbdyandsthg,a space-saving measure that will only serve to further confuse ESL learners, who are already confused enough. New to the revised edition is a reference section containing basic grammar, forms of address, U.S. states and capitals, and a few other items. Recommended for libraries serving ESL communities.RBBCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved