The System of Basic English
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The System of Basic English is a simplified form of English that restricts vocabulary and grammar to a small, controlled word list to facilitate easier international communication and language learning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The System of Basic English canonical | 2 |
| Globish | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary language project
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constructed language ⓘ controlled language ⓘ simplified form of English ⓘ |
| aim |
minimize irregularities of English
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provide a neutral, accessible form of English ⓘ reduce learning time for English ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
international communication
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language teaching ⓘ technical and scientific explanation in simplified form ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | I. A. Richards ⓘ |
| creator |
C. K. Ogden
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surface form:
Charles Kay Ogden
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| designPrinciple |
regularized usage rules
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restricted grammar ⓘ restricted vocabulary ⓘ |
| feature |
emphasis on clarity and ease of learning
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rules for combining basic words to express complex ideas ⓘ small, controlled word list ⓘ |
| grammarRestriction |
avoidance of complex idioms
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limited verb forms ⓘ preference for simple sentence structures ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Basic English ⓘ |
| includesWordClasses |
adjectives
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adverbs ⓘ conjunctions ⓘ nouns ⓘ prepositions ⓘ pronouns ⓘ verbs ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later controlled vocabularies
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simplified English teaching materials ⓘ various simplified technical English systems ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English ⓘ |
| lexicalPolicy |
avoid rare or specialized vocabulary
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limit synonyms ⓘ use combinations of basic words instead of new terms ⓘ |
| medium |
spoken communication
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written communication ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate international communication
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serve as an international auxiliary language ⓘ simplify English for language learners ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
controlled natural language
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international auxiliary language ⓘ language pedagogy ⓘ simplified English ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
beginners in English language learning
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international users needing a common language ⓘ non-native speakers of English ⓘ |
| vocabularySize | 850 core words ⓘ |
| vocabularyType | general-purpose core vocabulary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The System of Basic English Description of subject: The System of Basic English is a simplified form of English that restricts vocabulary and grammar to a small, controlled word list to facilitate easier international communication and language learning.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Globish