List of reforms of the English language
- List of reforms of the English language
Over the years, many people have called for English language reform. There are a number of reform types that have been proposed.
ubsets
Subsets are restricted grammars and wordlists of the English language. English subsets include:
*Basic English
*Blitz English
*Essential World English
*Simple English, a subset created for use on Wikipedia
*Special English
*Specialized English
pelling reforms
Spelling reforms are attempts to regularlize to some degree English's highly irregular spelling rules, whether by assigning a regular set of rules, or by replacing the Roman alphabet with a new phonetic alphabet made specifically for English. English spelling reforms include:
*Regularized English
*Americai Speak
*Basic Roman spelling
*Cut Spelling
*Deseret alphabet
*Shavian alphabet
*SoundSpel
*SR1
Vocabulary reforms
Vocabulary reforms seek to reform English by changing its words, and usually not its grammar.
*Basic Anglo-Saxon English
*Europanto
Other reforms
*Rootian English -- A proposal that sought to replace English grammar with Esperanto grammar
*Transitional English -- A proposal from the University of Kentucky to simply the spelling, grammar, and vocabulary of English.
ee also
*Spelling reform
External links
* [http://members.lycos.co.uk/rre/ Re-Romanization of English]
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