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Simplified and standardised language

“It is unfortunately no exaggeration to say that the survival of the planet over the next century or so hinges on developing more progressive strategies of discourse for sharing and accessing crucial knowledge and for communicating about our problems and conflicts .”

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Simplified and standardised language

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  1. “It is unfortunately no exaggeration to say that the survival of the planet over the next century or so hinges on developing more progressive strategies of discourse for sharing and accessing crucial knowledge and for communicating about our problems and conflicts.” Robert de Beaugrande. The Story of Discourse Analysis. In: Teun van Dijk (ed.), Introduction to Discourse Analysis. London: Sage, 1996, 35-62.

  2. Simplified and standardised language 2nd Cochrane #TechSymposium 20 Sept 2014, Hyderabad Juliane RiedCochrane Translations Co-ordinator

  3. VocêfalaCochranês? Govorite li Cochrane? ¿Habla Cochrane? هل تتحدث لغة كوكرن؟ คุณพูดภาษา Cochrane มั้ย? Do you speak Cochrane? आपकोक्रेनबोलतेहैं? Вы говорите по- кокрейновски? Parli Cochrane? Sprechen Sie Cochrane? Parlez-vous Cochrane ? Apakahandaberbicara Cochrane ? நீங்கள் காக்ரேன் மொழி பேசுபவரா? コクランを話しますか？ کیا آپ کاکرین بولتے ہیں؟ 코크란 하고 계신가요? 你們說考科藍嗎? Adakahandabercakap Cochrane ? 你说Cochrane吗？

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  5. ERASE & REWIND

  6. The idea is: • We need standardised text • We need simple text • We also need “clean” text (data)

  7. What are the tools? • Boilerplate text / based on statistical analysis: • Simple-writing-suggest / -correct • What else?

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