1995-Hwang-Special-purposes.pdf (469.24 kB)
Download fileWhere would general service vocabulary stop and special purposes vocabulary begin?
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.