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Existing Controlled Languages for Technical Documents

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The chapter first introduces the simplified international language Basic English. This was not developed specifically for technical documents. However, it is potentially adaptable to them. In addition, it provided an impetus and framework for the development of controlled languages specifically for technical documents. The chapter next chronologically introduces a number of controlled languages that have been used since the 1970s by large manufacturing companies, particularly to help make the information in their technical documents understandable. The chapter concludes by considering the benefits and drawbacks of controlled languages for technical documents.

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Crabbe, S. (2017). Existing Controlled Languages for Technical Documents. In: Controlling Language in Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52745-1_2

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