Minimal Languages in Action

The edited book explores the growing interest in minimal languages, which are simplified languages using cross-translatable words and grammar, to meet the need for clear, accessible, and easy-to-translate language. Case studies from around the world demonstrate how minimal languages are being used in various fields, such as language teaching, learning, agriculture, and health messaging. The contributors also explore how minimal languages can be adapted, localized, and implemented differently for different purposes. The book appeals to students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education, and translation studies, as well as professionals in fields where accessibility and translatability are important.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The growing fascination with minimal languages, which are highly simplified languages that employ cross-translatable words and grammar, is examined in this edited book. It responds to the widely acknowledged requirement for clear, accessible, and easy-to-translate language. The authors use case studies from various parts of the world to show how early adopters have implemented minimal English, minimal Finnish, and other minimal languages in language teaching and learning, 'easy language projects,' agricultural development training, language revitalization, intercultural education, pediatric assessment, and health messaging. The book also examines how minimal languages can be customized, localized, and applied to different purposes. Similar to its predecessor, Minimal English for a Global World: Improved Communication Using Fewer Words (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), this book will interest students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education, and translation studies, as well as professionals in any sector where accessibility and translatability are critical.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030640798
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021