Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Languages: Constructed: Reformed and Modified English
See also: - Maintenance group for Simplified Technical English. Features history, members, frequently asked questions, distribution. - Project to create a fictional language combining obsolete English words and grammar with modern language. Discusses words, grammar, spelling. - Respelled and simplified form of English. Includes alphabet, preface to book by Ruby Olive Foulk. - The English language without the verb to be. Features tutorials, pros and cons, traps, resources. - Research presentation. Contrasts features of Western Indo-European grammar and E-Prime. - Essay. Argues that some common E-Prime constructions ignore the spirit of E-Prime. - Academic article about Caterpillar English. Discusses the language's history, characteristics, development, benefits and challenges. - English dialect with a vocabulary of 1,500 words. Features introductory video, dictionaries, online courses, book, online shop. - Research article. Compares various aspects of Globish and Basic Global English, argues that the latter is superior to the former. [PDF] - Presents a constructed language claimed to promote the communication of facts in courts of law. Features dictionary, sentence structure, essays. - Research paper. Discusses ease of translation of Simplified English into Spanish, Chinese and Korean. [PDF] - Controlled language for technical documentation. Features text samples, discussion of benefits, case study, software, training. - Article by James D. French. Presents ten arguments against E-Prime, a modified version of English without the verb "to be". [pdf] - Controlled language used to publish Christian texts for non-native English speakers. Discusses vocabulary, syntax, production tools, pros and cons.
