tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463603186011248552.post6927298242727085047..comments2024-03-25T12:52:00.939+01:00Comments on EOI CARTAGENA C1 y C2 INGLÉS: Test your VocabMiguel Ángelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212155611101780105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463603186011248552.post-88444551611100108092013-05-10T18:59:26.827+02:002013-05-10T18:59:26.827+02:00I don't really know how true the following dat...I don't really know how true the following data are, but that's what I found...<br />How many words do you think there are in the English language?<br />Oxford English Dictionary: 616,500 word forms + Scientific words: would total 1,000,000<br />In common use: 200,000<br />German: about 184,000 in common use French: around 100,000 Italian: 190,000<br />How many words do you think the average English person knows?<br />At 2 years of age: 200 <br />At 5 years of age: 5000<br />At 12 years of age: 8,000 (the average number or words used by tabloids)<br />Graduates know: 60,000 – 75,000 Shakespeare used: 31,534<br />An ordinary person knows: 35,000<br /><br />Miguel Ángelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212155611101780105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463603186011248552.post-35006981534148533862013-05-07T16:10:46.748+02:002013-05-07T16:10:46.748+02:00Those are also difficult questions!
Bilingual I s...Those are also difficult questions!<br /><br />Bilingual I suppose that means to use both your mother tongue and another language in a proficient way.<br /><br />Although I have heard about different kinds of bilinguism I am not quite sure about that.<br /><br />As regards the numbers of words an avarage speaker knows, it is quite difficult to guess. But, if we take into account that test and a native speaker friend of mine who did it, it would be around 38000 or 40000. <br /><br />Maybe this is a bit off-topic, but is this test reliable? I mean, I don't think so, but I haven't found any reliable data about this idea of the amount of words used by an average speaker.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463603186011248552.post-8800403406841122092013-05-07T09:39:38.749+02:002013-05-07T09:39:38.749+02:00Difficult question to answer...
I'll ask you 2...Difficult question to answer...<br />I'll ask you 2 more: <br />What does "bilingual" mean? <br />How many words does an average speaker know in their mother tongue?Miguel Ángelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212155611101780105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463603186011248552.post-59908611286017436192013-05-06T15:36:20.546+02:002013-05-06T15:36:20.546+02:00What range could be considered as bilingual? :)What range could be considered as bilingual? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com