[Lexicog] english word lists

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Dear Ron Moe,

What do you mean when you say template? 

Sittie


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From: Ronald Moe <ron_moe at sil.org>
To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 12:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Lexicog]  english word lists


  
I’m developing a word list that will
serve as the basis of an English-vernacular dictionary or glossary (where “vernacular”
is replaced by any language of the world). I’m basing the list on a
frequency list from the Corpus of Contemporary American English. It looks like
there are some flaws in the frequency list, so I’ll have to supplement it
with words taken from language learners dictionaries. I’m currently
classifying the words by semantic domain. That task is not done. I haven’t
gotten very far in defining the words and would appreciate help in developing
the database. I would be interested in collaboration on developing a template
for bilingual dictionaries.
Ron Moe
 

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[mailto:lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Martin Benjamin
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011
5:58 AM
To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Lexicog] english word
lists
 
  
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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