Special English

The special English , (literally: " English spécial"), of the language English E is a simplified form used by the radio VOA (" the Voice off America " , the Voice of America), a radio of State pertaining to the government of the the United States. The texts diffused in special English are read at fallback speed (25% less than the speed of normal diction), use a number of words limited (less than 2000) and exclude the idiomatic turnings.

Thanks to this simplification, people having a basic English level can include/understand the diffused emissions. The special English can also facilitate the training of English; it is one of its uses in particular in China where this English shape is increasingly popular.

The first diffusion of an emission in special English took place on October 19th, 1959.

See too

BASIC English, another English shape simplified
List of the words accepted in '' special English '', on Wikipédia in simple English

External bond

What the '' special English ''? (in special English )
Emissions diffused in '' special English '' by the radio VOA to listen to in Streaming, downloadable sour form of MP3, transcription of the texts, etc

Simple: Special English

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