Longman Dictionary of American English (CD for PC or MAC)

From the publisher:

Why is it unique?

The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary. Other dictionaries use high-level, idiomatic language in their definitions which forces students to look up the defining words as well as the words they're looking up in the first place. Only the Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2,000 words that make up the intermediate-level student's most frequent vocabulary.

Longman's lexicographers analyzed the written work of intermediate students of English and the language used in their textbooks. No other dictionary offers definitions written precisely to the needs of intermediate students.

Tell me more about how American English fits into Longman Corpus Network!

The Longman Corpus Network is a powerful group of databases consisting of millions of words. The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers, journals, magazines, best-selling novels, technical and scientific writing, and coffee-table books.

The Longman American Spoken Corpus is a brand new databse consisting of 5 million words, undertaken for Longman by Professor Jack du Bois at the University of California at Santa Barbara. It represents the everyday conversations of more than 1,000 Americans of various age groups, levels of education, ethnicity, and geographical regions. The recorded speech is transcribed onto a computer database and analyzed by our lexicographers to determine frequency of use, precise meanings and typical phrases that students need to study.

Longman lexicographers use this computerized wordbank to acquire a new depth of knowledge about words, usage, collocations, prepositions, the latest language trends and grammatical patters using up-to-the-minute technology. The written and spoken corpuses assure that this edition of the Longman Dictionary of American English will provide the most accurate and up-to-date guidance to students who want to speak and write American English.

Any other special features?

Yes! You'll find:

• Highlighted collocations and simplified grammar codes to show you how to use words accurately in context
• All-new Usage Notes, based on analysis of real student writing to help you avoid common errors

Paperback & CD

PC Minimum Specification:

486 66MHZ, Windows 95/98, NT 16Mb RAM. MPC compatible audio board (eg. Soundblaster). Quad speed CD-ROM drive.

MAC Minimum Specification:

68040 CPU, 8Mb RAM, 8 bit 256 colour display, dual speed CD-ROM

"I am very satisfied with your service, and the dictionary is good and helpful to me." M.W.

The license allows use of this CD on an academic network! See the license agreement below which was scanned and my not be totally accurate. This is not the case for the CD that comes with the paper Dictionary.

LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY

1. GRANT OF LICENSE and OWNERSHIP: The enclosed computer programs ("Software") are licensed, not sold, to you by Pearson Education, Inc ("We" or the "Company") and in consideration of your agreement to these terms. We reserve any rights not granted to you. You own only the disk(s) but we and/or our licensors own the Software Itself. This license allows you to use and display your copy of the Software on a single computer (i.e., with a single CPU at a single location) or on a local net- work at a single campus or branch or geographical location for academic use only, so long as you comply with the terms of this Agreement. You may make one copy for back up, or transfer your copy to another CPU, provided that the Software is usable on only one computer.

2. RESTRICTIONS: You may not transfer or distribute the Software or documentation to anyone else. Except for backup, you may not copy the documentation or the Software. You may not reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, modify, adapt, trans- late, or create derivative works based on the Software or the Documentation You may be held legally responsible for any copying or copyright infringement which is caused by your failure to abide by the terms of these restrictions.

3. TERMINATION: This license is effective until terminated. This license will terminate automatically without notice from the Company if you fail to comply with any provisions or limitations of this license. Upon termination, you shall destroy the Documentation and all copies of the Software All provisions of this Agreement as to limitation and disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability, remedies or damages. and our ownership rights shall survive termination.

4. LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: Company warrants that for a period of 60 days from the date you purchase this SOFTWARE (or purchase or adopt the accompanying textbook), the Software, when properly installed and used in accordance with the Documentation, will operate in substantial conformity with the description of the Software set forth in the Documentation, and that for a period of 30 days the disk(s) on which the Software is delivered shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The Company does not warrant that the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error-free. Your only remedy and the Company's only obligation under these limned warranties is, at the Company's option, return of the disk for a refund of any amounts paid for n by you or replacement of the disk THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS, AND THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, USE, OR RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE.

5. LIMITATION OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES: IN NO EVENT, SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LICENSE OR THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF INCOME OR PROFIT, OR OTHER LOSSES, SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO ANY PERSON, OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, OR CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR DAMAGES WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR THE SOFTWARE OR THE ACCOMPANYING TEXTBOOK. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT ALWAYS APPLY TO YOU.