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Minimal English for a Global World

Improved Communication Using Fewer Words

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • 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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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Cliff Goddard
    Pages 1-4
  3. Minimal English and How It Can Add to Global English

    • Cliff Goddard, Anna Wierzbicka
    Pages 5-27
  4. Minimal English: The Science Behind It

    • Cliff Goddard
    Pages 29-70
  5. Minimal English and Diplomacy

    • William Maley
    Pages 71-93
  6. Internationalizing Minimal English: Perils and Parallels

    • Nicholas Farrelly, Michael Wesley
    Pages 95-112
  7. Charter of Global Ethic in Minimal English

    • Anna Wierzbicka
    Pages 113-141
  8. Big History Meets Minimal English

    • David Christian
    Pages 201-224
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 287-292

About this book

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 experts exploring the value and application of ‘Minimal English’ in various fields, including ethics, health, human rights discourse, education and international relations. In doing so, it provides informed guidelines and practical advice on how to communicate in clear and cross-translatable ways in Minimal English. This innovative edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education and translation studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Cliff Goddard

About the editor

Cliff Goddard is Professor of Linguistics at Griffith University, Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His research interests lie at the intersection of language, meaning and culture. He has published widely in descriptive and theoretical semantics, language description and typology, ethnopragmatics and intercultural communication.

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

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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