[etni] A Language to Air News of America to the World
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A Language to Air News of America to the World
The New York Times
July 31, 2006
Voice of America, the government-sponsored news organization that has been
on the air since 1942, broadcasts in 44 different languages - 45 if you
count Special English.
Special English was developed nearly 50 years ago as a radio experiment to
spread American news and cultural information to people outside the United
States who have no knowledge of English or whose knowledge is limited.
Using a 1,500-word vocabulary and short, simple phrases without the idioms
and cliches of colloquial English, broadcasters speak at about two-thirds
the speed of conversational English. But far from sounding like a record
played at the wrong speed, Special English is a complicated skill that takes
months of training with a professional voice coach who teaches how to
breathe properly and enunciate clearly.
(To read the whole article, go to -
http://www.etni.org/news/special_english.htm )
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