The Longman Communication 3000 is a list of the 3000 most frequent
words in both spoken and written English, based on statistical
analysis of the 390 million words contained in the Longman Corpus
Network – a group of corpuses or databases of authentic English
language. The Longman Communication 3000 represents the core of the
English language & shows students of English which words are the
most important for them to lea and study in order to communicate
effectively in both speech and writing.
Analysis of the Longman Corpus Network shows that these 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English account for 86% of the language. This means that by knowing this list of words, a leaer of English is in a position to understand 86% or more of what he or she reads.
Analysis of the Longman Corpus Network shows that these 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English account for 86% of the language. This means that by knowing this list of words, a leaer of English is in a position to understand 86% or more of what he or she reads.