Wortschatzanalysen englisch sprechender Kinder & Jugendlicher
(Boenisch, 2011-2013)
Im Rahmen dieser Untersuchung wurden Daten von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der San Francisco-Bay (USA) aufgenommen und ausgewertet. Das Ziel war die Gegenüberstellung der am häufigsten verwendeten Wörter von
- Schülerinnen und Schülern mit Englisch als Muttersprache (2.-8. Klasse, 27 Kinder und Jugendliche, 98.053 Wörter) und von
- Schülerinnen und Schülern, die Englisch als Zweitsprache nutzen (2.-8. Klasse, 10 Kinder und Jugendliche, 19.318 Wörter).
Die Gegenüberstellung der Top 100, der Ränge und Häufigkeiten zeigt die untenstehende Tabelle.
weitere Informationen:
Boenisch, J./Soto, G. (2015): The oral core vocabulary of typically developing English-speaking school-aged children. In: Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1/2015, 77-84.
Native speakers
(Grades 2 - 8; n = 27; |
ESL Speakers
(Grades 2 - 8; n = 10; |
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Rank |
Word |
Word frequency |
Rank |
Word |
Word frequency |
1 |
be |
7097 |
1 |
be |
1322 |
2 |
I |
4261 |
2 |
I |
1067 |
3 |
it |
3377 |
3 |
it |
701 |
4 |
you |
3266 |
4 |
you |
678 |
5 |
do |
2426 |
5 |
do |
596 |
6 |
a |
2200 |
6 |
not |
421 |
7 |
not |
2099 |
7 |
to |
419 |
8 |
to |
2093 |
8 |
like |
383 |
9 |
the |
2080 |
9 |
that |
340 |
10 |
that |
1663 |
10 |
what |
329 |
11 |
no |
1339 |
11 |
the |
328 |
12 |
and |
1311 |
12 |
go |
317 |
13 |
go |
1286 |
13 |
yeah |
297 |
14 |
have |
1231 |
14 |
this |
292 |
15 |
what |
1173 |
15 |
no |
281 |
16 |
like |
1158 |
16 |
one |
253 |
17 |
oh |
1087 |
17 |
oh |
228 |
18 |
this |
1077 |
18 |
get |
221 |
19 |
my |
1002 |
19 |
and |
220 |
20 |
can |
994 |
20 |
my |
202 |
21 |
get |
962 |
21 |
know |
194 |
22 |
we |
882 |
22 |
me |
179 |
23 |
know |
827 |
23 |
have |
172 |
24 |
me |
803 |
24 |
we |
168 |
25 |
in |
761 |
25 |
can |
167 |
26 |
yeah |
719 |
26 |
on |
160 |
27 |
one |
706 |
27 |
here |
145 |
28 |
just |
677 |
28 |
in |
132 |
28 |
on |
677 |
29 |
a |
130 |
30 |
so |
668 |
30 |
he |
120 |
31 |
ok, okay |
658 |
31 |
yes |
112 |
32 |
he |
645 |
32 |
ok/okay |
103 |
33 |
of |
629 |
33 |
say |
101 |
34 |
they |
576 |
34 |
look |
97 |
35 |
yes |
549 |
35 |
hey |
95 |
36 |
there |
539 |
35 |
let |
95 |
37 |
say |
525 |
36 |
she |
94 |
38 |
here |
461 |
37 |
good |
89 |
39 |
will |
450 |
38 |
there |
89 |
40 |
for |
441 |
39 |
come |
82 |
41 |
look |
440 |
39 |
right |
82 |
42 |
want |
430 |
41 |
now |
81 |
43 |
your |
428 |
41 |
put |
81 |
44 |
but |
425 |
43 |
at |
79 |
45 |
because |
393 |
43 |
make |
79 |
46 |
see |
391 |
43 |
your |
79 |
47 |
at |
374 |
46 |
so |
77 |
48 |
make |
344 |
47 |
up |
74 |
49 |
how |
342 |
48 |
how |
73 |
50 |
wait |
337 |
48 |
with |
73 |
51 |
then |
332 |
50 |
just |
70 |
52 |
think |
319 |
51 |
they |
69 |
53 |
really |
306 |
52 |
wait |
67 |
54 |
she |
299 |
53 |
of |
66 |
55 |
with |
291 |
53 |
us |
66 |
56 |
right |
290 |
55 |
want |
65 |
57 |
if |
289 |
56 |
but |
64 |
58 |
up |
275 |
57 |
see |
63 |
59 |
now |
273 |
58 |
alright |
60 |
60 |
all |
257 |
59 |
dude |
57 |
61 |
good |
251 |
59 |
two |
57 |
62 |
let |
246 |
61 |
for |
55 |
63 |
two |
246 |
62 |
because |
54 |
64 |
why |
231 |
63 |
time* |
52 |
65 |
people |
220 |
64 |
play |
51 |
66 |
hey |
219 |
64 |
take |
51 |
67 |
guy |
216 |
66 |
then |
50 |
67 |
out |
216 |
67 |
man |
48 |
69 |
where |
211 |
68 |
three |
47 |
70 |
come |
209 |
69 |
eat |
45 |
70 |
thing |
207 |
69 |
where |
45 |
72 |
who |
204 |
71 |
too |
44 |
73 |
time* |
203 |
71 |
why |
44 |
74 |
second* |
200 |
73 |
dang |
42 |
75 |
record* |
199 |
73 |
minute* |
42 |
76 |
them |
195 |
75 |
think |
42 |
77 |
three |
193 |
76 |
more |
41 |
78 |
tell |
188 |
77 |
her |
40 |
79 |
need |
187 |
78 |
out |
39 |
80 |
too |
182 |
78 |
second* |
39 |
81 |
us |
181 |
80 |
five |
38 |
82 |
talk |
180 |
80 |
tell |
38 |
82 |
when |
180 |
82 |
first |
37 |
84 |
take |
179 |
82 |
or |
37 |
85 |
minute* |
178 |
84 |
mine |
36 |
85 |
or |
177 |
84 |
pass |
36 |
87 |
word |
172 |
84 |
something |
36 |
88 |
god |
170 |
87 |
peace |
35 |
89 |
something |
167 |
87 |
will |
35 |
90 |
play |
165 |
89 |
hour |
34 |
91 |
put |
164 |
89 |
little |
34 |
92 |
him |
159 |
89 |
need |
34 |
93 |
mean |
156 |
92 |
give |
33 |
93 |
these |
156 |
92 |
microphone* |
33 |
95 |
well |
155 |
94 |
Miss |
33 |
96 |
back |
152 |
95 |
cool |
32 |
97 |
our |
151 |
95 |
four |
32 |
98 |
stop |
144 |
95 |
last |
32 |
99 |
last |
142 |
95 |
stop |
32 |
100 |
shall |
141 |
99 |
about |
31 |
* These words rank unusually high here because the children talked about their microphones, record time etc.