VOA Special English (VOA Special English)

VOA Special English (VOA Special English) - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	VOA Special English
Language Author	United States Information Agency
Year Began	1959
Site	VOA Special English - site 1 VOA Special English - site 2
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	international auxiliary language
Uniqueness	The Voice Of America has daily broadcasts in Special English, a simplified English created at the height of the Cold War by the United States Information Agency to provide a more accessible English. News reports written in Special English use a limited wordlist of 1500 words, with simpler sentences spoken slower than regular English.
Dictionary	Yes
Etymologies	No
Grammar	No
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Lexicon Size	1,500
Submitted By	NA
Updated By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Edited	Thursday, May 13, 2004
Description Of Update	Described uniqueness and replaced broken link with two sites.
Date To Headline	Thursday, May 08, 2003

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