Surf these sites: Basic Anglo-Saxon English -- Simplification of Ogden''s Basic English with vocabulary limited only to the Modern English words derived from Anglo-Saxon terms. English purged of its Romance influence. An "un" romantic English. Basic English -- Extensive coverage of Basic English from the "Auxiliary Languages Page". Sections include: C.K.Ogden and Basic English / Basic words in alphabetical order / Basic English special words list / Examples and some criticisms of Basic English. Basic English -- Basic English is a constructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden who was fascinated with the idea of creating a simple, starter version of the English language that would structure the overwhelming richness of full English into a manageable first step. Sections: Ogden''s word list, alphabetical list, categorized list / Summary of "Basic English: a General Introduction with Rules and Grammar" / Points of Grammar / Basic English vocabulary / Ramblings / Babel in Basic / Summary of Basic English useful links. Bible in Basic English -- Bible using the Basic English vocabulary of C. K. Ogden. Copyright and usage information Bible in Basic English (BBE) -- Order it from "The Bible Shelf". Ogdon''s Basic English Word List - In His Order -- The original list of words compiled by Charles Kay Ogden for Basic English. Operations - 100 words, Things - 400 general words, Things - 400 picturable words, Qualities - 100 general words, Qualities - 50 opposites. Also contains the same in alphabetical order. Some Criticisms of Basic English - Bodmer / Bliss / Pei -- A selection of interesting articles on certain aspects and deficiencies of Basic English. Comments by Frederick Bodmer (The Loom of Language, 1944), Charles Bliss (Semantography, 1949) and Mario Pei (One Language for the World, 1958) The Babel Text in Basic English -- Translation of this Bible text using Basic English vocabulary. A presentation of www.langmaker.com site The Holy Bible - Bible in Basic English -- The full text of the Holy Bible in Basic English. Old Testament, New Testament. A presentation of CCIM (Chinese Christian Internet Mission)
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