<p><strong>Advanced French Vocabulary</strong></p><p>This is the 3rd book in the French Frequency Dictionary series.</p><p>With this book, you will increase your vocabulary from roughly CEFR B2+ up to CEFR C1+. This book is for advanced students of French, and meant for those who want to improve their French even further.</p><p>By knowing the most used 7.500 words, you will have a vocabulary comparable to an adult native speaker with higher education. You will be able to express yourself comfortably, and are able to understand 93% of all French text, and 97% of all spoken French.</p><p>It is not necessary to have read the 1st or 2nd book in the series for you to enjoy this frequency dictionary. It can be used as a stand-alone tool, or in conjunction with any other language method.</p><p>This book contains:</p><p>&bull; The most common 5.001-7.500 French words, with English translations.<br />
&bull; French vocabulary ranked by general frequency and alphabet.<br />
&bull; Frequency as part of speech (most used adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.)<br />
&bull; 2.500 French to English example sentences.<br />
&bull; Phonetic spelling of French</p><p><strong>Why Study By Frequency?</strong></p><p>While it&rsquo;s important to note it&rsquo;s impossible to pin down these numbers and statistics with 100% accuracy, these are a global average of multiple sources. According to research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency:</p><p>&bull; 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences.<br />
&bull; 750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language.<br />
&bull; 2500 words: those that should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required.<br />
&bull; 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all spoken language.<br />
&bull; 10,000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education.<br />
&bull; 20,000 words: the amount you need to recognize passively in order to read, understand, and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author.</p><p><strong>What is Inside This Book?</strong></p><p>A frequency list of the most frequently used French words, based on analysis of 20 gigabytes of French subtitles, the equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text. A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list.</p><p>Subtitles have the advantage of corresponding both to written and spoken language. This makes subtitles the best method for creating a useful and practical word frequency list.</p><p>This French to English frequency dictionary can roughly be divided in three parts.</p><p>&bull; 2.500 French words in ranked by general frequency<br />
&bull; Frequency ranking by part of speech (E.G, The most used adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc)<br />
&bull; 2.500 French words in alphabetical order</p><p>French pronunciation can be tricky. To help pronounce French words correctly, we added phonetic transcriptions of French words. Words are spelled phonetically with the International Phonetic Alphabet.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>The French Frequency Dictionary &ndash; Advanced Vocabulary gives you a practical word list to learn French vocabulary. Study the most used words to rapidly expand your knowledge of useful French words.</p><p>The frequency dictionary can be used as a stand-alone tool, or in combination with any other language learning program, app or book. This book roughly covers CEFR vocabulary ratings from B2 (advanced independent user) to C1+ (early fluency).</p>