10.26686/wgtn.12560399.v1 Paul Nation Paul Nation H Kyongho H Kyongho Where would general service vocabulary stop and special purposes vocabulary begin? Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington 2020 Languages & Linguistics Education Systems 2020-06-25 02:15:14 Journal contribution https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/journal_contribution/Where_would_general_service_vocabulary_stop_and_special_purposes_vocabulary_begin_/12560399 Using frequency, text coverage, and range as criteria, this study looks at the dividing line between a general service vocabulary and a special purposes vocabulary. A general service vocabulary gives a good return for learning up to the 2000 word level and after that a special purposes vocabulary gives a better return for learning effort for those learners going on with special interests. © 1995.