Ўзбекистон республикаси олий ва ўрта махсус таълим вазирлиги ўзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети инглиз тили назарий аспектлари №1

Statistical analysis is a means of verification and a reliable criterion for the selection of lexical items is available. It studies the frequency of a word usage. Very few people know more than 10% of the words of their mother tongue. Out of about 500.000 words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary the passive vocabulary of an educated Englishmen comprises no more than 30.000 words and of those 4.000-5.000 are presumed to be sufficient for the daily needs of an average Englishman. Sometimes the frequency of usage differs in the field of different word-meanings. Roomin the meaning «part of the house» makes up 83% of all occurrences of the word and should be included in the list of meanings to be learned be the beginners, whereas the meaning «suite, lodging» is not essential and makes only 2% of all occurrences of this word.