Charles Kay Ogden
Charles Kay Ogden | |
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| Born | 1 June 1889 |
| Died | 21 March 1957 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, philosopher, writer |
| Known for | Inventor of BASIC English |
Charles Kay Ogden (1 June 1889 – 21 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, psycholinguist and writer. He is a well-known book writer about the controlled language called BASIC English, which he created himself. He is known for his work with I. A. Richards on The Meaning of Meaning (1923). He also translated Tractatus, a book by Ludwig Wittgenstein, into English.
Books written by him[1]
[change | change source]- BASIC English versus the artificial languages
- BASIC English Applied (Science)
- The ABC of Basic English
- The System of Basic English
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- C.K. Ogden biography Archived 2015-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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