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Controlled Language - Does My Company Need It?, Uwe Muegge
Controlled Language - Does My Company Need It?, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
A controlled language is a natural language, as opposed to an artificial or constructed language. Natural languages such as English or German are languages that are used by humans for general communication. A controlled language differs from the general language in two significant ways: 1. The grammar rules of a controlled language are typically more restrictive than those of the general language. 2. The vocabulary of a controlled language typically contains only a fraction of the words that are permissible in the general language.