Controlled languages use basis writing rules to simplify sentence structure. Here is how they work and how your company can benefit from introducing a controlled language.
What is controlled language?
A controlled language is a natural language, as opposed to an artificial or constructed language. Natural languages such as English or German are languages that are used by humans for general communication. A controlled language differs from the general language in two significant ways:
- The grammar rules of a controlled language are typically more restrictive than those of the general language.
- The vocabulary of a controlled language typically contains only a fraction of the words that are permissible in the general language.
As a result, authors who use a controlled language have fewer choices available when writing a text. For example, the sentence “Check the spelling of a paper before publishing it” is a perfectly acceptable sentence in general English. Using CLOUT™, a controlled language rule set developed by the author of this article, the sample ...
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