Globish (Gogate) Explained

Globish
Also Known As:Parallel English
Creator:Madhukar Gogate
Date:1998
Setting:international auxiliary language
Posteriori:Modern English

Globish (also known as Parallel English) is a constructed language created by Madhukar Gogate that attempts to simplify English,[1] including the use of phonetic spelling,[2] and the removal of most punctuation and capital letters.[3] It was presented to the Simplified Spelling Society (now known as English Spelling Society) of the United Kingdom in 1998. According to its creator, it can be considered an artificial English dialect, as proof of the possibility of simplifying the orthography and pronunciation of standard English.

Alphabets

Globish uses ISO Latin Alphabets, with no diacritics or upper cases.

Lettersz
Digraphsaa ae au ch dh ee ei oo sh th zh

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Notes and References

  1. Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum (Norton, 331 pages)
  2. Book: Hitchings, Henry. The Language Wars. Hachette UK. 2011. 9781848545106.
  3. Book: Abley, Mark. The Prodigal Tongue. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2008. 978-0-618-57122-2 . registration.