Italian Frequency Dictionary - Essential Vocabulary

<p><b>The Core Vocabulary of Italian</b> <br /><p> <br />With this book you will learn Italian fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Italian.  <br /><p> <br />Intended for beginners and intermediate students this book covers vocabulary roughly from CEFR A1 (complete beginner) to B1 (somewhat proficient). <br /><p> <br />To help you become fluent fast each entry in this book contains  <br /><p> <br />• English translation(s)<br> <br />• Italian to English example sentences<br> <br />• phonetic spelling <br> <br />• detailed Part of Speech information. <br> <br /><p> <br /><b>Why Study By Frequency?:</b> <br /><p> <br />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.  <br /><p> <br />Studies have shown that the most used 2.500 words account for 92% of all spoken Italian and 82% of all written Italian text.  <br /><p> <br /><b>How Much Vocabulary Do You Need To Know?</b> <br /><p>While it’s important to note it’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: <br /><p> <br />• 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words you cannot construct sentences.<br> <br />• 750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language. <br> <br />• 2500 words: those that should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say although some creativity might be required. <br> <br />• 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts. <br> <br />• 10000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education. <br> <br />• 20000 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> <br /><p> <br />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. <br /><p>  <b>What is Inside This Book?</b><p> <br />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.  <br /><p> <br />A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list.  <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.  <br /><p> <br />This Italian to English frequency dictionary can roughly be divided in three parts. <p> <br />• 2.500 Italian words in ranked by general frequency<br> <br /> <br />• Frequency ranking by part of speech (E.G The most used adjectives nouns verbs etc)<br> <br /> <br />• 2.500 Italian words in alphabetical order<p> </p>