文档介绍：PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE
Michael Swan
PRACTICAL
ENGLISH
USAGE
Second Edition
International Student's Edition
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Dedication
To John Eckersley, who first encouraged my interest in this kind of thing.
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Contents
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Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
List of entries xiii
Language terminology xxi
ic alphabet
Practical English Usage 1
Index 631
Acknowledgements
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