Contains synonyms and antonyms arranged according to subject.
The first author to point out this importance was Schafer (1989). His ground-breaking research has by now been generally acknowledged. See e.g. Nevalainen (1999).
"Contains material adapted from The big book of words you should know"--T.p. verso.
Unlike other titles that simply list related terms for each entry, this volume offers a pronunciation guide, definition, and a sample sentence for every word you look up, as well as for each of the synonyms under that entry.
This book, however, shows Bible references grouped according to meaning, no matter what words may be used.
An updated edition of Roget's word-finder reorganizes it according to new, more modern subject categories, features 350,000 entries, and contains hundreds of example quotations from throughout history
Contains 450,000 synonyms and over one million word choices that features a revolutionary concept index and more.
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Readers of all ages will marvel at Roget’s life, depicted through lyrical text and brilliantly detailed illustrations. This elegant book celebrates the joy of learning and the power of words.
and many dialogues in foreign-language textbooks contained topical word lists integrated into their own structure (Schäfer 1989, Hüllen 1999, 140–67). In his various textbooks, Comenius made wide use of this technique.
The revolutionary achievement of Dr. Peter Mark Roget‘s first edition in 1852 was the development of a brand–new principle: the arrangement of words and phrases according to their meanings.