Minimal English for a Global World Improved Communication Using Fewer Words /
This book introduces a new tool for improving communication and promoting clearer thinking in a world where the use of Global English can create numerous comprehension and communication issues. Based on research findings from cross-linguistic semantics, it contains essays and studies by leading expe...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319625126 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Chapter 1. Introduction; Cliff Goddard
- Chapter 2. Minimal English and How It Can Add to Global English; Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka
- Chapter 3. Minimal English: The Science Behind It; Cliff Goddard
- Chapter 4. Minimal English and Diplomacy; William Maley
- Chapter 5. Internationalizing Minimal English: Perils and Parallels; Nicholas Farrelly and Michael Wesley
- Chapter 6. A Charter of Global Ethic in Minimal English; Anna Wierzbicka
- Chapter 7. "Torture" laid bare; Annabelle Mooney
- Chapter 8. Talking about the Universe in Minimal English: Teaching Science Through Words That Children Can Understand; Anna Wierzbicka
- Chapter 9. Big History Meets Minimal English; David Christian
- Chapter 10. Introducing the Concept of the "65 Words" to the Public in Finland; Ulla Vanhatalo and Juhana Torkki
- Chapter 11. Narrative Medicine Across Languages and Cultures: Using Minimal English for Increased Comparability of Patients' Narratives; Bert Peeters and Maria Giulia Marini.