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Minimal English and How It Can Add to Global English

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2017-01-01

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The chapter outlines the origins, purpose and composition of Minimal English and explains its value as a supplement to English in its role as a global lingua franca. It argues for the great importance of cross-translatability in many contexts and shows with examples that many taken-for-granted words and concepts of Anglo English are heavily culture-laden and hence untranslatable. The chapter also clarifies how Minimal English is different from Ogden’s (1930) ‘Basic English’ and from Plain English.

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Basic English, Global English, Global Lingua Franca, Minimal English, Plain English Words

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https://dspace-test.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/733757243

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10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_2

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