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A Frequency Dictionary of French
A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language.
Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which includes written and spoken material both from France and overseas, this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including English equivalents, a sample sentence, its English translation, usage statistics, and an indication of register variation.
Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing, and family terms.
An engaging and highly useful resource, the Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary.
Deryle Lonsdale is Associate Professor in the Linguistics and English Language Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah). Yvon Le Bras is Associate Professor of French and Department Chair of the French and Italian Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).
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Routledge Frequency Dictionaries
General Editors:
Paul Rayson, Lancaster University, UK
Mark Davies, Brigham Young University, USA
Editorial Board:
Michael Barlow, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Geoffrey Leech, Lancaster University, UK
Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, University of Lodz, Poland
Josef Schmied, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Andrew Wilson, Lancaster University, UK
Adam Kilgarriff, Lexicography MasterClass Ltd and University of Sussex, UK
Hongying Tao, University of California at Los Angeles
Chris Tribble, King’s College London, UK
Other books in the series:
A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese
A Frequency Dictionary of German
A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese
A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish
A Frequency Dictionary of Arabic (forthcoming)
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A Frequency Dictionary of French
Core vocabulary for learners
Deryle Lonsdale and Yvon Le Bras
LONDON AND NEW YORK
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First published 2009 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY
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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.
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© 2009 Deryle Lonsdale and Yvon Le Bras
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataLonsdale, Deryle. A frequency dictionary of French : core vocabulary for learners / Deryle Lonsdale, Yvon Le Bras. p. cm. Includes index. 1.
French language—Word frequency—Dictionaries. I. Lonsdale, Deryle. II. Title. PC2691.L66 2009
443′.21—dc19 2008042400
ISBN 0-203-88304-7 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN10:0-415-77531-0 (pbk)
ISBN10:0-415-77530-2 (hbk)
ISBN10:0-203-88304-7 (ebk)
ISBN13:978-0-415-77531-1 (pbk)
ISBN13:978-0-415-77530-4 (hbk)
ISBN13:978-0-203-88304-4 (ebk)
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Contents
Thematic vocabulary list vi
Series preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations x
Introduction 1
References 8
Frequency index 9
Alphabetical index 204
Part of speech index 258
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Thematic vocabulary lists
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Animals
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Body
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Food
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Clothing
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Transportation
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Family
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Materials
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Time
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Sports
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Natural features and plants
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Weather
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Professions
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Creating nouns – 1
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Relationships
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Nouns – differences across registers
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Colors
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Opposites
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Nationalities
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Creating nouns – 2
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Emotions
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Adjectives – differences across registers
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Verbs of movement
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Verbs of communication
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Use of the pronoun “se”
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Verbs – differences across registers
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Adverbs – differences across registers
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Word length
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Series preface
There is a growing consensus that frequency information has a role to play in language learning.
