Using the BBI A Workbook with Exercises for the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English

This volume has been replaced by a new (online) edition. Please click here for more information. USING THE BBI, introduces students, teachers, translators, and other interested people to the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English. The Workbook explains how the BBI is constructed, demonstrates how collocations differ from free combinations and idioms, and shows how collocations of all types can be identified and found quickly. Explanatory material and illustrative exercises are organized into six basic Units.