Table 3.
Selected concrete words from Della Rosa et al. (2010) database. Frequency values for each word were determined by CoLFIS, a lexical database of written Italian (Bertinetto et al., 2005).
| Italian word | English word | Frequency value | Numbers of letters | Frequency absolute mean | N Letters mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana | Banana | 24 | 6 | ||
| Carota | Carrot | 41 | 6 | ||
| Uva | Grapes | 26 | 3 | ||
| Fragola | Strawberry | 30 | 7 | ||
| Fungo | Mushroom | 38 | 5 | ||
| Melanzana | Eggplant | 13 | 9 | ||
| Peperone | Pepper | 27 | 8 | ||
| Pomodoro | Tomato | 88 | 8 | ||
| Torta | Cake | 67 | 5 | ||
| Zucca | Pumpkin | 33 | 5 | Concrete Food = 38.7 | 6.2 |
| Lampada | Lamp | 76 | 7 | ||
| Martello | Hammer | 26 | 8 | ||
| Scopa | Broom | 12 | 5 | ||
| Bottiglia | Bottle | 122 | 9 | ||
| Coltello | Knife | 117 | 8 | ||
| Trapano | Drill | 9 | 7 | ||
| Ombrello | Umbrella | 31 | 8 | ||
| Forchetta | Fork | 25 | 9 | ||
| Matita | Pencil | 45 | 6 | ||
| Pennello | Brush | 29 | 8 | Concrete Tool = 49.2 | 7.5 |
| Cane | Dog | 328 | 4 | ||
| Leone | Lion | 78 | 5 | ||
| Maiale | Pig | 40 | 6 | ||
| Cammello | Camel | 15 | 8 | ||
| Pecora | Sheep | 56 | 6 | ||
| Mucca | Cow | 12 | 5 | ||
| Piccione | Pigeon | 19 | 8 | ||
| Gallina | Chicken | 32 | 7 | ||
| Pappagallo | Parrott | 12 | 10 | ||
| Insetto | Insect | 76 | 7 | Concrete Animal = 66.8 | 6.6 |