<p>'b'The Core Vocabulary of Italian'/b'&nbsp;<br />
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With this book, you will learn Italian fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Italian. &nbsp;<br />
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Intended for beginners and intermediate students, this book covers vocabulary roughly from CEFR A1 (complete beginner) to B1 (somewhat proficient).&nbsp;<br />
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To help you become fluent fast, each entry in this book contains &nbsp;<br />
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&bull; English translation(s)'br'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; Italian to English example sentences'br'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; phonetic spelling 'br'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; detailed Part of Speech information. 'br'&nbsp;<br />
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'b'Why Study By Frequency?:'/b'&nbsp;<br />
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Not all words are created equal. Some words are used more than other, and are thus more valuable to know. The secret to becoming fluent fast in a language, is by learning the right vocabulary. &nbsp;<br />
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Studies have shown that the most used 2.500 words account for 92% of all spoken Italian, and 82% of all written Italian text. &nbsp;<br />
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'b'How Much Vocabulary Do You Need To Know?'/b'&nbsp;<br />
'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 scientific research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency:&nbsp;<br />
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&bull; 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences.'br'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; 750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language. 'br'&nbsp;<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'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts. 'br'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; 10,000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education. 'br'&nbsp;<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. 'br'&nbsp;<br />
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Keeping above facts in mind, the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least, that is if you want to become fluent in a language fast. Study the most frequent words, build your vocabulary and progress naturally.&nbsp;<br />
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A frequency list of the most frequently used Italian words, based on analysis of 20 gigabytes of Italian subtitles, the equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text. &nbsp;<br />
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A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list. &nbsp;<br />
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. &nbsp;<br />
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This Italian to English frequency dictionary can roughly be divided in three parts. 'p'&nbsp;<br />
&bull; 2.500 Italian words in ranked by general frequency'br'&nbsp;<br />
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&bull; Frequency ranking by part of speech (E.G, The most used adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc)'br'&nbsp;<br />
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&bull; 2.500 Italian words in alphabetical order'p'&nbsp;</p>