Basic English
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BASIC English (British Academic Scientific International Commercial)[1] is a controlled language used to explain complex thoughts. It has 850 words chosen by Charles Kay Ogden. Some articles in the Simple English Wikipedia (this website) use only BASIC English.
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BASIC English | |
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Created by | Charles Kay Ogden |
Date | 1925 |
Setting and usage | controlled natural language |
Purpose | constructed language
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Sources | Modern English |
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ISO 639-3 | ā |
IETF | en-basiceng |
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In 1937, Ogden hired Otto Neurath and Marie Neurath to make International Picture Language as one of a group of eight books in BASIC English.[2]