Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English: word sketches, collocates, and thematic lists is an invaluable tool for all learners of American English, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language.



The dictionary is based on data from a 385-million-word corpus--evenly balanced between spoken English (unscripted conversation from radio and TV shows), fiction (books, short stories, movie scripts), more than 100 popular magazines, ten newspapers, and 100 academic journals--for a total of nearly 150,000 texts.



All entries in the rank frequency list feature the top 20-30 collocates (nearby words) for that word, which provide valuable insight into the meaning and usage. Alphabetical and part of speech indexes are provided for ease of use. The dictionary also contains 31 thematically organized and frequency-ranked lists of words on a variety of topics, such as family, sports, and food. New words in the language, differences between American and British English, and grammar topics such as the most frequent phrasal verbs are also covered.



A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English is an engaging and efficient resource enabling students of all levels to get the most out of their study of vocabulary. It is also a rich resource for language teaching, research, curriculum design, and materials development.



Mark Davies is Professor and Dee Gardner is Associate Professor, both at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah.

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English: schite de cuvinte, colocate si liste tematice este un instrument nepretuit pentru toti cei care invata limba engleza americana, oferind o lista cu cele 5.000 de cuvinte cele mai frecvent utilizate in limba. Dictionarul se bazeaza pe date dintr-un 385 -corpus de milioane de cuvinte - echilibrat in mod egal intre engleza vorbita (conversatie fara scripturi din emisiuni TV si radio), fictiune (carti, nuvele, scenarii de filme), peste 100 de reviste populare, zece ziare si 100 de reviste academice - pentru un total de aproape 150.000 de texte. Toate intrarile din lista de frecventa a clasamentului prezinta primele 20-30 de cuvinte (cuvinte din apropiere) pentru acel cuvant, care ofera o perspectiva valoroasa despre semnificatie si utilizare.