Overview
Explores the idea that Global English is not an unmixed blessing as far as intercultural understanding is concerned by demonstrating the values and applications of Minimal English as a communicative tool
Draws on findings from the Natural Semantic Metalanguage research project
Examines all aspects of Minimal English including its scope and history, as well as how it can be applied to varied domains including politics, diplomacy, education and human rights discourse
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Minimal English for a Global World
Book Subtitle: Improved Communication Using Fewer Words
Editors: Cliff Goddard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62511-9Published: 19 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87332-9Published: 22 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62512-6Published: 03 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 292
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applied Linguistics, English, Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Semantics