Globish
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Globish |
| Author | Madhukar Gogate |
| Year Began | 1998 |
| Language Type | international auxiliary language |
| Lexicon Size | N/A |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | No |
| Sample Texts | No |
| Primer | No |
Globish is an international auxiliary language. It was designed by Madhukar Gogate.
Language sources
Marathi and other languages in India have various scripts. While trying optional Roman script for them, it was found that there would be problem of respelling English words which have entered Indian languages. A solution was needed. See article "Roman Lipi Parishad" on the website.
Design principles
Small letters 'a' 'b' 'c' 'd' etc. are used with 3 dots to end a sentence. Capitals are allowed only for starting unrespelled words such as names. No diacritical marks. No changes in current machines. No new words, no new grammatical rules, they are same as in English. Difference is that the spellings are recast. For example, American (Color) British (Colour) would be (kalar) in Globish, using the symbol (a) with the same phonetic value as in word (american). If one tries to introduce (kalar) in current English, there would be stiff opposition. That is why no spelling reforms are feasible in current English. But use of (kalar) in a separate yet parallel language Globish would work. One has to learn all words in a language such as Esperanto. But Globish is the same as English in vocabulary (except for respelling), so it is easy for English-knowing people to use and popularize Globish.
Interest of others
Discussions at globish-english@yahoogroups.com. Send an empty message to globish-english-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Several persons in India have liked the concept of Globish and optional Roman script for Indian languages. Author has presented talk to several clubs, colleges etc. A new idea like Globish would take some time to get going. Ideally all languages should have uniform symbol-sound relations. But few languagewise variations need to be allowed.
