Simple-English-Wikipedia
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| the free encyclopedia | |
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| languages | Simplified English (Simple English) as Basic English or Special English |
| operator | Wikimedia |
| editorial staff | Wikipedia community |
| items | 140,000+ (as of November 12, 2018) |
| user | 775,000+ (as of November 12, 2018) |
| Registration | Possible |
| On-line | November 17, 2003 (currently active) |
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The Simple-English-Wikipedia is an English version of the free online dictionary Wikipedia . It is mainly written in Basic English , a simplified form of English, or in Special English , a controlled form of the world language . The stated aim of the website , which was founded on November 17, 2003, is to create an encyclopedia aimed at "people with different needs, such as schoolchildren or students, children, adults with learning disabilities and people trying to learn English". As of November 2018, the website contained 140,394 articles edited by 775,914 registered users, of which over 877 were particularly active.
description
The articles on Simple-English-Wikipedia are usually shorter than on their counterpart, the English-language Wikipedia , and only offer basic information on the topic. Tim Dowling of the British daily The Guardian stated that "the Simple English version is limited to commonly accepted facts".
The interfaces ( interfaces ) are classified simply: For example, was Link Random Article , which in the German language Wikipedia link "Random article" corresponds, by show Any Page ( "some Showing page") replaced. If you move the mouse over a red link, not yet started is displayed instead of page does not exist . The user ( user ) are invited to "change" articles ( change ) instead of "edit" ( edit ). The vocabulary used comprises around 2,000 common English words and is largely based on Basic English, an auxiliary English language made up of 850 words and developed in the 1920s by the British linguist Charles Kay Ogden .
Use as a means of learning English
The simple design of the Simple-English-Wikipedia makes it easier for beginners to learn the English language. The simple word structure and syntax affect the information content and can be grammatically a bit abstract for native English speakers and good second speakers, but the information is described in an easily understandable way. Material from the Simple-English-Wikipedia forms the basis for the Wikipedia aid project One Encyclopedia per Child (“One Encyclopedia per Child”), which as part of the One Laptop per Child initiative (“One Laptop per Child”) aims to educate poor people around the world Children encourages.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Sheri R. Parris: Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested: Effective Solutions for Every Classroom . International Reading Association, Newark 2009, ISBN 0-87207-695-4 , pp. 76 ( online version [accessed December 27, 2012] in English).
- ^ List of Wikipedias. Wikimedia Meta-Wiki, accessed on November 12, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Tim Dowling: Wikipedia too long-winded for you? Try the simple version. The Guardian , January 14, 2008, accessed December 27, 2012 .
- ↑ Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates: How Wikipedia works: and how you can be a part of it . No Starch Press, San Francisco 2008, pp. 417 ( online version [accessed December 27, 2012] English).
- ↑ Fabien Snauwaert: How to Learn English: A Guide to Speaking English Like a Native Speaker . Fabien Snauwaert, November 14, 2010, p. 34 ( online version [accessed December 27, 2012] in English).
- ^ Konrad Adam : The language sickness called BSE. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 42, 2000 (February 19), p. III
- ^ One encyclopedia per child. Wiki.laptop.org, accessed on December 27, 2012 (updated continuously since first entry on March 29, 2006).
- ^ Lawrence A. Tomei: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration . IGI Global Snippet, 2008, ISBN 1-59904-881-7 , pp. 544 ( online version [accessed December 27, 2012] in English).