The idea of inventing an international language is not a new one. Over the past 180 years, linguists (语言学家) have created over ten different languages that are based on German, Spanish, and English. One of these was Basic English.
By 1923 the First World War had been over for five years, but Europe was still recovering from its effects. Charles Kay Ogden, a linguist and writer, was running several bookshops in Cambridge. He published The Meaning of Meaning (1923), a book describing how we use language. The book received high praise, which drove Ogden to design an international language — something that was much simpler than English. In 1930 Ogden’s book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar was published.
Perhaps it takes about seven years for one to become a good English speaker. Ogden believed that Basic English could be learned in seven weeks. There were only 850 words and the grammar was very simple.
The language attracted the attention of educators all over the world, but its development was stopped by the Second World War. After the war, both the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt looked for ideas that might bring world peace. They both gave speeches that encouraged the use of Ogden’s international language. In the past 60 years, the language has had some success. In some parts of East Asia, teachers are still using Ogden’s word lists.
【2017届高考英语一轮复习夯实训练:Unit 14《Careers》(北师大版含解析)】相关文章:
★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业:必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题(6)及答案
★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业:Unit 1 A卷 Word版含解析
★ 【浙江专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(三十四)选修7Unit 4《Sharing》
★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题(13)及答案
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21