A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese

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Taylor & Francis, 2008 - 336 sivua

An invaluable tool for learners of Portuguese, this Frequency Dictionary provides a list of the 5000 most commonly used words in the language. Based on a twenty-million-word collection of Portuguese (taken from both Portuguese and Brazilian sources), which includes both written and spoken material, this dictionary provides detailed information for each of the 5000 entries, including the English equivalent, a sample sentence, and an indication of register and dialect variation.

Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index. Throughout the frequency listing there are also thrity thematically-organized ‘boxed’ lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports, weather, clothing and relations.

An engaging and highly useful resource, A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of Portuguese vocabulary.

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Thematic vocabulary lists
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Frequency index
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Body
17
Foods
24
Clothing
31
Transportation
39
Family
45
Materials
52
Nationalities and place adjectives
134
Adjectives with ser estar ficar
143
Adjectives of emotion
149
Adjectives differences across registers
158
Verbs of movement
166
Verbs of communication
175
Use of the reflexive marker se
180
Preterit imperfect
188

Time
59
Sports
66
Natural features and plants
74
Weather
81
Professions
88
Creating nouns
96
Diminutives and superlatives
105
Nouns differences across registers
112
Colors
120
Opposites
126
Subjunctive triggers
196
Verbs differences across registers
204
Adverbs differences across registers
212
New words since the 1800s
220
Differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese
228
Word length Zipfs Law
236
Alphabetical index
243
Part of speech index
295
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