Minimal English: The Science Behind It

Goddard, Clifford

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_3

Author

Goddard, Clifford

Year published

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.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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Book Title

Minimal English for a Global World: Improved Communication Using Fewer Words

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_3

Subject

Linguistics not elsewhere classified

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http://hdl.handle.net/10072/378253

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