Minimal English: The Science Behind It

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Goddard, Clifford
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2018
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Abstract
This chapter explains in an accessible way the linguistic research that underpins the specifics of Minimal English, that is, research by linguists working in the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach into which words and grammatical patterns match across the languages of the world.
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Minimal English for a Global World: Improved Communication Using Fewer Words
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Linguistics not elsewhere classified
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