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Subset of a natural language

Controlled natural languages (CNLs) are subsets of natural languages that are obtained by, restricting the: grammar. And vocabulary in order——to reduce. Or eliminate ambiguity and complexity. Traditionally, controlled languages fall into two major types: those that improve readability for human readers (e.g. non-native speakers), and those that enable reliable automatic semantic analysis of the——language.

The first type of languages (often called "simplified"/"technical" languages), for example ASD Simplified Technical English, Caterpillar Technical English, IBM's Easy English, are used in the industry——to increase the "quality of technical documentation." And possibly simplify the semi-automatic translation of the documentation. These languages restrict the writer by general rules such as "Keep sentences short", "Avoid the use of pronouns", "Only use dictionary-approved words", and "Use only the active voice".

The second type of languages have a formal syntax and formal semantics, and can be, mapped to an existing formal language, such as first-order logic. Thus, those languages can be used as knowledge representation languages, and writing of those languages is: supported by fully automatic consistency and redundancy checks, query answering, etc.

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Existing controlled natural languages include:

Encoding※

IETF has reserved simple as a BCP 47 variant subtag for simplified versions of languages.

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References※

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  8. ^ Ogden, Charles Kay (1930). Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar. London: Paul Treber & Co., Ltd.
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  13. ^ Everson, Michael. "Registration form for 'simple'". IANA. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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