Rollason (2005) "Why the Internet age will not accept simplified English spelling"

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Author:

Rollason, Christopher (Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate)

CONFERENCE TITLE:

Conference: International English for Global Literacy (University of Mannheim, Germany)

CONF. LOCATION:

None

YEAR:

2005

PUB TYPE:

Conference Paper

SUBJECT(S):

Language; spelling

DISCIPLINE:

Languages

HTTP:

http://www.seikilos.com.ar/Mannheim.pdf

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-423-228 (Last edited on 2006/01/12 08:25:09 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
It is argued that any attempt to alter English spelling internationally is doomed to failure for three
reasons: 1) the multiplicity of native and non-native English pronunciations; 2) resistance
from fear of censorship through transcription; 3) impossibility of enforcement, a factor now
intensified by the inherently plural nature of the Internet.

Consideration is also given to spelling issues for the Portuguese and Spanish languages.

The on-line text corresponds exactly to that given at the conference.

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