Basic English is C. K. Ogden’s designed form of English, built on 850 core words and rules for combining them. It lowers vocabulary demands but shifts effort to paraphrase, which can add length or ambiguity. It is a controlled system, not the same as plain language.
- FamilyTool
- CategoryCodes & Communication Systems
- DomainMeaning & Clarity
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Codes & Communication Systems
Articulates signs and conventions through which information or meaning can be represented, recorded or transmitted. Interpretation depends on the relevant language, practices, users and context, not on a sign looking self-evident.