what english dictionaries would you recommend to a non-native speaker grad student majoring in english & literature?
In your situation, I’d have to recommend a really comprehensive English dictionary, and these are considered tops in that regard. Random House may be slightly better, but either would be an improvement over what you currently have: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (Hardcover) by Philip Babcock Gove (Corporate Author), Merriam-Webster (Editor) List Price: $129.00 Price: $73.53 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping Amazon.com If big is better, the unabridged Webster’s Third New International Dictionary is among the best. Weighing 12.5 pounds and measuring 4 inches thick, its 2,662 pages define more than 450,000 words spanning “a” to “zyzzogeton,” including words (“disselboom” for instance) not found in other dictionaries, plus clear definitions, comprehensive etymologies, interesting asides, literary usage quotes, and a comfortable typeface. More than 150 years of accumulated scholarship helped collect
