
A Frequency Dictionary of French
Core Vocabulary for Learners
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. April 2026
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-032-74118-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used word families in the language. This second edition provides expanded information, with notes on regional and internet variation and greater variety in the words included.
Based on a 300-million-word corpus of French which includes formal and informal writing 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 word families either through the main frequency listing or through alphabetical and part of speech indexes. 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.
The full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work can be found at resourcecentre.routledge.com/books/9781032741178.
An engaging and highly useful resource, A Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary.
Based on a 300-million-word corpus of French which includes formal and informal writing 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 word families either through the main frequency listing or through alphabetical and part of speech indexes. 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.
The full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research work can be found at resourcecentre.routledge.com/books/9781032741178.
An engaging and highly useful resource, A Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-74118-5 (9781032741185)
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Persons
James Law is Assistant Professor of French at Brigham Young University, USA.
Yvon Le Bras is Professor of French at Brigham Young University, USA.
Yvon Le Bras is Professor of French at Brigham Young University, USA.
Content
Thematic vocabulary list
Series preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
References
Frequency index
Alphabetical index
Part of speech index
Series preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
References
Frequency index
Alphabetical index
Part of speech index