Basic-English Institute
Dedicated to the expansion of Ogden's Basic English.

Projects and Status

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Project Catalog
Highlights

Electronic Office
Word Processor/Office suite
	Open software word processors are designed to encourage 
expansion to native languages.  
	We do need Unix programmers to incorporate Basic into 
the spell checkers and dictionaries.  
	Some of the these open software projects are :
	OpenOffice  Our spellchecker works well and
		 translation in "beta".
	Abisoft - open source project
        One (EasyOffice) - encourages new languages. 
	KOffice - Unix Suite, now has Windows.
	WitchDesk - legacy Win 3. - Stig
	Other ??  
 Spell Check: -   Jim
	Complete, ver 3. This is the Basic words, derivatives,
                compound and international words plus OOo/s capitalized 
	proper nouns.  It works in all versions of OpenOffice.org. 
       The Spell-check for OOo uses HunSpell/MySPELL, 
	so our wordlist will work with other spell checkers.
	Simple English = Basic + 1000 Most Frequent
	Other Word Processors/Office Suits to go:
	OpenOffice - Open  projects ,
	Abisoft , KOffice  , One) (was EasyOffice) , , more.
Translation:
        Dictionary - Jim
                This list is to translate from standard English to Basic gives 
	meanings for 48,000 words.  Immediately usable with IDP 
	Companion software.  See Read IDP and download.  
	Ready for integration into a word processor package. 

     IDP to Dictionary
	Heinrich's program to convert from Internet Dictionary
	 Project format to The DICT Development Group format 
	as used with 11 online dictionaries (dict.org), which in 
	turn is used by Mozilla and other software.  
	The Basic Dictionary should be the 12th online dictionary.

        Firefox Browser -- extensions to address adding dictionaries..

        Unix software volunteers needed ! Same list as above.
	Version 7 is the most recent version translation dictionary, stable since v.5.
                The translations are being expanded in layers.
        Thesaurus Advanced translation activities need a project.

DARPA Translation and Natural Language Processing

Software:
	Internet Dictionary Project - stand alone translator. 
	     Ready and expanding.  Centerpiece of our e-office efforts
	OpenOffice Suite uses our spell checking wordlist. 
	     Thesaurus, suggest replacement words 
		-- integration volunteer needed.
                BasicBot - Artificial Intelligence - FAQ, teaching - open
	Extente, BTRSPL - Alan
	Knowledge-translator - Steve
	Others	- Open
        Basic Translator -- Robin.   imminent, Alpha tests - Oct'12.

Learning Basic English
Resources for Basic English
Teaching media - Michael
    Basic Bibliography
Artificial Intelligence - Chris
Sources of modern texts - open
Basic English Words through Pictures - open
    Animation, Pronunciation are available for volunteers, too.
    Then a full teaching text using words in sentences.
Panopticon, Word Wheel, sentence builder --
Ogden's cardboard tool computerized for learners.
Games for Learning Basic
Language in Basic English
    Basic English into Danish - Stig (42 pages)
    Basic English into Russian - Stig, 42 pages.
Basic English Education
Projects and References for Educators

Basic English Phonetics
• Phonetics Menu - Jack
  A phonetic system with conversion from Basic to Phonetic and the reverse. Developed for purposes of rhyming.
  Useful for teaching pronunciation.
• Rhyme Groups -- let the verse begin. - Websafe Studio.
• See Phonetic spelling. under 21st Century.
21st Century
Task and Menu
International Internet Words
    Wordlist by Country
Phonetic spelling. NEW PROJECT - Join now
Kleer English -- Nu projekt, join nou as chartər membər.   Complete - Sept'2012
Kleer Grammar -- project opening, Oct'12. Join now.