[Lexicog] english word lists

[Martin Benjamin]

I'm compiling a file of various "essential" lists of English words to 
use as a reference point for determining common concepts for a 
multilingual dictionary. The lists that a term belongs to will be 
associated with the dictionary entries, so you'll be able to 
cross-reference, for example, Swadesh list glosses for any language in 
the dictionary.

Are there any lists not included below that should be added? Some of the 
lists below are based on frequency, some on core concepts. All can be 
cited for flaws or subjectivity. But in the aggregate, they at least 
provide a pretty good starting point for what someone would want in a 
bilingual dictionary with English, and potentially could be a useful 
tool for study across languages.

I'll put the final file online as a google doc and send a notice with 
the address to Lexicog.

So please, what lists would you include, and how can I access them? Here 
are those I've got already:

Comparative African Word List (SIL)
Reading Teachers List (1000 words from corpus frequency) 
http://kamu.si/qNfQDA
Clear English Most Commonly Used Words (US) http://kamu.si/riVPsV
General Service List (1995 version) http://jbauman.com/gsl.html
Dolch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolch_Word_List
Swadesh http://kamu.si/nO2jyA
Ogden's Basic English (extended) http://kamu.si/pgGDhs
Academic Word List http://kamu.si/oSlYet
VOA Special English http://www.manythings.org/voa/words.htm

Many thanks,
Martin Benjamin
martin at kamusi.org

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Dr. Martin Benjamin
Executive Director, Kamusi Project International
http://kamusi.org

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