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Monday, December 9, 2013

hat is the purpose of the Anglish/New English project?Edit

The purpose of the Anglish/New English project differs from person to person, but mostly it is to explore and experiment with the English language (Anglo-Norman Conventional Written English - Ancwe). This exploration is motivated for some by aesthetics, for others by cultural needs, and yet for others it is purely an interesting diversion or pastime. Language plays a big role in our lives, so to be able to play with that language, and shape it to our own needs or wants is very important. For this reason, writing or communicating in true English is a positive end in itself, in as much as it provides another outlet for this need.
But there is also the further idea that Anglish/New English is a recognition and a celebration of the English part of modern Latinized Common English (Anglo-Norman Conventional Written English - Ancwe). For though it has borrowed thousands and thousands of words throughout its life, there still exists an English core to Common English (Ancwe), the most important everyday words which no sentence or utterance could manage without. By stripping away the layers of borrowed words, Anglish/New English allows us to better appreciate that core and the role it plays in our language.

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