15450 | 0.90 F
brief j
noun moment, time, period, history, description, statement, discussion, message, summary, visit, overview, conversation misc during, after, provide, follow, file, relatively, commercial
14475 | 0.96
error n
adj standard, human, serious, medical, fatal, fundamental, typographical, significant, grave, periodic noun margin., trial., type., .rate, measurement, source., .correction, .explanation, room., pilot. verb make, contain., correct, commit., .occur, cause, reduce., avoid., result, report 15180 | 0.91 A
widely r
.use, .as, most., vary., .available, more., .used, .accept, .hold, become., .recognize, .report, .regard, among
14924 | 0.93 A
description n
adj detailed, brief, accurate, physical, following, complete, general, apt noun job., program, employee., photo, .file, cover., analysis, .process, image(s)., .experience verb provide, give, fit., include, read., write, match., offer, defy., apply 15280 | 0.91 A
dark n
adj afraid, quiet, growing, still, near, moonless, endless, utter noun light, night, eye, room, hair, face, sky, street, cup, hour verb sit., hang, grow., glow., lay, surround, lie., stare, fall, hide
15528 | 0.89 F
immediate j
noun family, future, need, response, problem, action, threat, impact, effect, concern, attention, aftermath misc more, no, most, beyond, provide, require, demand
14610 | 0.95 A
purchase v
noun ticket, land, home, company, equipment, product, .insurance, property, money, service, item, share, good, .acre, car misc recently., million, able., .additional, .separately, afford.
14784 | 0.94
leading j
noun cause, role, edge, man, candidate, scorer, nation, expert, company, figure, country, lady misc one, become, play, among, economic, all-time, democratic, industrial
14620 | 0.95
funding n
adj federal, public, additional, private, increased, available, adequate, full noun research, state, program, source, government., school, education, project, agency, level verb provide, receive., cut, increase, support, seek., secure., obtain., address, propose 15010 | 0.92 A
settlement n
adj Jewish, negotiated, political, final, peaceful, human, out-of-court, comprehensive noun dispute, peace., pattern, .house, tobacco, .agreement, divorce. verb reach, negotiate., agree, build, establish, receive, accept., approve 15348 | 0.90 A
prayer n
adj public, silent, little, daily, religious, common, quick, brief, unanswered, answered noun school, book, .service, time, morning., group, .meeting, meditation, night verb answer, offer, lead., recite., pray, kneel., attend., repeat, heal, invoke 14952 | 0.92
initiative n
adj major, strategic, local, faith-based, private, individual, global, public, diplomatic, recent noun ballot, policy., education, peace., health., defense., reform verb take., support, launch, announce, .aim, pass, promote, undertake, seize., ·improve 15018 | 0.92 A
coalition n
adj national, international, broad, ruling, provisional, conservative, environmental, governing noun .force, ·government, group, member, .partner, party, director., ·authority, rainbow., leader verb form, build., lead, join., support, .include, organize, forge., oppose, seek 14976 | 0.92
comparison n
adj social, direct, multiple, mean, statistical, international, difficult, interesting, planned, constant noun group, table., student, data, test, figure, purpose, basis., price, method verb allow., draw., pale., base, .reveal, .indicate, conduct, invite., facilitate., perform 15489 | 0.89 A
portion n
adj large, small, significant, good, substantial, major, low, upper noun .population, .size, food, tax, .cost, ·budget, .income, .proceed, .test, county verb eat, spend., serve, pay., represent., cut., cover., devote, insert., control.
14566 | 0.95
opponent n
adj political, democratic, formidable, tough, vocal, potential, primary, outspoken, staunch, conservative noun Republican., abortion, supporter, war, death, group, penalty, .reform, plan, action verb hold., ·argue, face., attack, beat., outscore., .claim, accuse, defeat., force 14689 | 0.94 N
18. The vocabulary of popular magazines
In the Corpus of Contemporary American English, the texts from popular magazines come from more than 80 million words in magazines representing a wide range of domains—politics, religion, parenting, foods and nutrition, gardening, sports, and so on. Notice the vocabulary related to specific domains, such as foods, sports and fitness, and arts and crafts.
The following tables show the most frequent words (grouped by part of speech) that are at least three times as common (per million words) in popular magazines as in the other four genres, along with the frequency of each lemma (or headword).
[noun] photograph 30939, artist 24024, cup 23992, painting 20185, weight 17251, heat 15475, garden 15121, inch 15418, fat 13470, sugar 10621, salt 10616, trail 10484, bike 10064, pepper 9866, fruit 9573, vegetable 9559, muscle 9483, teaspoon 8986, diet 8279, tablespoon 8013
[verb] paint 9765, stir 9335, bake 5985, install 5871, chop 3669, hunt 3320, hike 3306, drain 3214, boost 3152, blend 3084, slice 3038, sprinkle 2768, ski 2569, boast 226з, simmer 1747, coat 1717, cruise 1462, whisk 1455, rotate 1402, rinse 1354
[adjective] digital 6098, solar 5414, medium 4676, organic 4431, olive 3268, immune 3056, chopped 2991, tender 2901, rear 2839, dried 2700, soy 2585, optional 2221 , excess 1708, inexpensive 1671, planetary 1599, dietary 1578, decorative 1576, saturated 1535, handy 1512, nutritional 1509
[adverb] evenly 1900, finely 1781, thinly 1281, outdoors 1175, clockwise 1110, coarsely 734, lengthwise 498, solo 493, opposite 488, ultra 477, uphill 404, chemically 383, diagonally 269, snugly 238, seamlessly 234, electrically 222, downwind 189, counterclockwise 143, nutritionally 122, refreshingly 108