A General service List of English Words
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A General service List of English Words
语言家认为，如果我们认得2500个词，那么平均每页纸上的词我们就认得78%；如果我们认得5000个词，平均每页纸上的词我们就认得86%。Laufer的研究表明，如果外语学习者拥有5000的词汇量，那么阅读中等难度的文章正确率可达56%。而低于5000词汇量的外语学习者阅读正确率要远远底于词汇量高于5000的学习者。底于5000词汇量，外语学习者在听、说、读、写各方面都会感到困难。COBUILD词典则认为6600词是英语最基本最核心的词汇。
这些词不但包括高频词，还应包括一定量的难词和低频词，才能满足学习的需要。
Michael West在1953年发表的经典著作 A General service List of English Words（英语通用词表）中的语义频率数据加以对照分析。后者是一部非常独特的著作，虽然其中的数据是根据电脑时代之前所建立的一个语料库中的材料所得出的，但它所提供的英语词汇的语义频率信息是空前的，在某种程度上可以说迄今为止仍然未有第二部著作能够为读者提供如此详细的语义频率信息。
List of the General Service List, total 2285 words.
a ability able about above abroad absence absent absolute accept accident accord account accuse accustom ache across act action active actor actress actual add address admire admission admit adopt adoption advance advantage adventure advertise advice advise affair afford afraid after afternoon again against age agency agent ago agree agriculture ahead aim air
airplane alike alive all allow allowance almost alone along aloud already also although altogether always ambition ambitious among amongst amount amuse ancient and anger angle angry animal annoy annoyance another
answer anxiety anxious any anybody anyhow anyone anything anyway anywhere apart apology appear appearance applaud applause apple application
apply appoint approve arch argue arise arm army around arrange arrest arrive arrow art article artificial as ash ashamed aside ask asleep association astonish at attack attempt attend attention attentive attract attraction attractive audience aunt autumn avenue average avoid avoidance awake
away awkward axe baby back backward bad bag baggage bake balance
ball band bank bar barber bare bargain barrel base basic basin basis
basket bath bathe battle bay be beak beam bean bear beard beast beat beauty because become bed bedroom before beg begin behave behavior
behind being belief believe bell belong below belt bend beneath berry
beside besides best better between beyond bicycle big bill bind bird birth bit bite bitter black blade blame bleed bless blind block blood blow blue board boast boat body boil bold bone book border borrow both bottle bottom bound boundary bow bowl box boy brain branch brass brave bravery bread breadth break breakfast breath breathe bribe bribery brick bridge bright brighten bring broad broadcast brother brown brush
bucket build bunch bundle burn burst bury bus bush business businesslike businessman busy but butter button buy by cage cake calculate calculation calculator call calm camera camp can canal cap cape capital captain car card care carriage carry cart case castle cat catch cattle cause caution cautious cave cent center century ceremony certain certainty chain chair chairman chalk chance change character charge charm cheap cheat check cheer cheese chest chicken chief child childhood chimney choice choose christmas church circle circular citizen city civilize claim class classification classify clay clean clear clerk clever cliff climb clock close cloth clothe cloud club coal coarse coast coat coffee coin cold collar collect collection collector college colony color comb combine come
comfort command commerce commercial committee common companion companionship company compare comparison compete competition competitor complain complaint complete completion complicate complication compose composition concern condition confess confession confidence confident confidential confuse confusion congratulate congratulation connect connection conquer conqueror conquest conscience conscious consider contain content continue control
