Globish is a portmanteau neologism of the words Global and English. It is a simplified version of the English language that uses only the most common English words and phrases. It is used by non-English-speakers of various native languages. Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) — often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. ...

Unlike Basic English, Simplified English and Special English, it is not formalized and is built only by common practice. Thus it is often difficult to determine whether any particular example of English should or should not be considered to be Globish. Also, International English could be seen as the more extended and formalised counterpart of Globish. Basic English is a constructed language with a small number of words created by Charles Kay Ogden and described in his book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar (1930). ... Simplified English is a controlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manuals. ... Special English is a simplified version of the English language used by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America in daily broadcasts. ... International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects, and the movement towards an international standard for the language. ...

Uses and alternatives

Use of Globish has continued to expand as a tool of common understanding in simple international communication. This is due to its practicality, in parallel with the need of means of communication that the globalization phenomenon entails.

This expansion goes to the point that some consider it a menace to cultural diversity and purity of non-English languages. Some also find Globish limited in what it can express.

The alternatives are constructed languages and other natural languages. Constructed languages, such as Esperanto, Volapük or Interlingua, are rarely taught and do not have many speakers. Natural languages serve as a better base for widespread communication since they have a core set of speakers. The more speakers, and the more widespread they are, the more likely a language will serve well. When a person chooses a second language to learn in order to communicate with others, it is natural that the number of people (and which people) already speak and write each given language is the major basis for the choice. Thus the widespread existing use of English across the globe leads to an increase in the use of English, and especially of forms like Globish and International English. An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and vocabulary are specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture the way natural languages do. ... The term natural language is used to distinguish languages spoken and signed (by hand signals and facial expressions) by humans for general-purpose communication from constructs such as writing, computer-programming languages or the languages used in the study of formal logic, especially mathematical logic. ... Look up Esperanto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Volapük edition of Wikipedia This article is about the international auxiliary language. ... The constructed language Interlingua is an international auxiliary language (IAL) published in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). ...

Some attempts at formalizing Globish

The term Globish has also been used for some attempts at formalizing it, such as :

1. A small subset of English with substantially simplified spelling and pronunciation proposed in 1998 by Madhukar Gogate. For more information see Gogate Globish Profile.
2. A small 1500-word subset of English with conventional spelling and pronunciation, serving as an aid for French-speaking people to learn core English. Promoted in the 2004 (French-language) book Parlez Globish by Jean-Paul Nerrière. For more information see Nerrière's site below.

See also

• Engrish
• List of dialects of the English language

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External links

• original article by M. N. Gogate on Globish
• Interview with Jean-Paul Nerrière (author of Parlez Globish)
• Nerrière's Globish site
• Globish vocabulary (PDF) (1500 words; from Nerrière's site)
• Yvan Baptiste's site about Nerrière's Globish (in French; gives pronunciations for the 1500 words)
• Article in the International Herald Tribune (published April 22, 2005; with comments from Nerrière)
• Critical comments on Globish in the article Globish and Basic Global English (BGE), published in the Journal for EuroLinguistiX

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