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Viewing Frequency Dictionary of German: German Language Book ReviewFrequency Dictionary of German: German Language Book Review
By Kathy Steinemann
According to recent research, about 85% of English speech uses a list of approximately 1000 words, and 95% of written English text draws from a vocabulary of 4000-5000 words. It is reasonable to assume that similar statistics can be applied to foreign languages. As a student or teacher of the German language, you can use this information to make your studying and teaching activities more effective. Streamline your educational development by concentrating on common German words and phrases. The frequency dictionary described in this article, also available for other foreign languages, may be just what you are looking for. Use the publication in conjunction with good grammar texts and other learning resources to optimize every educational activity. 'Frequency Dictionary of German: Core Vocabulary for Learners' provides a list of the 4034 most frequently used words in German. Rather than merely providing a boring rendition of words and definitions that you must memorize, the authors have provided sample sentences, thematically organized words, and special vocabulary lists. The book begins with the most frequently used words: der, die, and das, with definitions and example sentences: • Der Mann küsst die Frau und das Kind schaut zu. • Das ist mein Fahrrad. • Die Frau, die nebenan wohnt, heißt Renate. The final entry is word #4034, 'zweifellos': • Das bekannteste optische Gerät ist zweifellos die Brille. Interspersed throughout this section are 'infoboxes' that elaborate on specific topics such as: • Collocations with Jahr • Numbers • Collocations with Zeit • Kinship terms • Collocations with Fall • Sports • Weather • Colors • Plants and gardening • Months • Seasons • Days of the week • Appliances and utensils • Domesticated animals • Articles of clothing There is an alphabetical index after the main content listing words, their parts of speech, definitions, and usage frequencies. A 'Part of speech index' presents several lists, each giving occurrences per million, headword, and English equivalent: • 100 most frequent words • 100 most frequent adjectives • 100 most frequent adverbs • Prepositions • Conjunctions • Abbreviations • 100 most frequent proper nouns • 100 most frequent irregular verbs • Auxiliary and modal verbs • High frequency collocations Book Title: Frequency Dictionary of German: Core Vocabulary for Learners Authors: Randall L. Jones and Erwin Tschirner Paperback: 189 Pages Publication date: January 13, 2006 Language: English ISBN-10: 0415316332 ISBN-13: 978-0415316330 Size: 24.2 x 17.4 x 1.2 cm / 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.5 in Other Languages Available: • A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic ISBN-10: 0415444349 ISBN-13: 978-0415444347 • A Frequency Dictionary of French ISBN-10: 0415775310 ISBN-13: 978-0415775311 • A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese ISBN-10: 0415455863 ISBN-13: 978-0415455862 • A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese ISBN-10: 0415419972 ISBN-13: 978-0415419970 • A Frequency Dictionary of Modern Spanish ISBN-10: 0415334292 ISBN-13: 978-0415334297 Watch routledge.com for future language offerings. (c) Copyright Kathy Steinemann: This article is free to publish only if this copyright notice, the byline, and the author's note below (with active links) are included. About the Author: Kathy is an author who creates German-English short stories and poetry for A-Language-Guide. She is also one of the authors who writes regularly for 1st Rate Articles. Article Source: A Language Guide - http://www.a-language-guide.com More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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