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Word frequency dataCorpus of Contemporary American English
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1+ Please do not post material #rom this #requenc* list on other we)sites without clearl* identi#*ing the sour
$http://www.wordfrequency.info%, and creating a link #rom that site to this+ .here is unique in#ormation in
*ou as the owner o# this list [email protected]%+ A oogle quer* will run e(er* night to search #or copi
'e)+ # it is #ound and there is no link to this site, *ou will )e identi#ied as the owner and *ou will )e asked
link immediatel* or to remo(e the list #rom the we)+ .hanks #or *our understanding+
+ 2ou can cop* and paste this ta)le into 3&cel and then re!sort )* word $alpha)etical% or part o# speech+
4+ .he rank order is a #unction o# )oth #requenc* and 5dispersion5, which measures how e(enl* the word is
corpus $1 most e(enl* distri)uted7 0 appears irregularl* in #ew te&ts%+
8+ .he #ree list contains 9ust the )are list o# the top ,000 words in American 3nglish+ t is also possi)le to do
that contain the top 0!40 collocates $near)* words% #or each o# these words !! which pro(ides use#ul in#orm
meaning and usage !! as well as to see which words are most common in certain genres $e+g+ spoken or acad
possi)le to download highl* accurate lists #or the top 10,000, the top 0,000 words, and the top 60,000 word
their top collocates as well+
+ Part o# speech codes can )e #ound at http-//ucrel+lancs+ac+uk/claws:tags+html+
6+ # *ou want a printed (ersion o# the list with collocates, genre in#ormation, etc, *ou might consider the )o
Dictionary of American English: word sketches, collocates, and thematic lists $;outledge, 2010).
an! Word "art of speech #requency
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