21st Century Basic English

    International Words

    Groups working on international words suggests the following for consideration.
    	information
    	production
    	television
    	PC
    	computer
    
    1) Survivors from the second round of inquiry - i.e. words that have not yet been 'disqualified' as possible international words: alleluia bikini chocolate cocoa coffee curry czar/tsar golf jazz mama papa shock yoga
    Possible 'international word' candidates (that pass the Chinese test): alleluia -- Hallelujah bikini card [the chemical elements] chocolate cocoa curry czar/tsar golf jazz ninja OK sauna shock T-shirt yoga
    "Words below follow lists of possible candidates for international words, along with others that failed either the Chinese or another language test, based on the responses I received." alcohol allergy automobile banana calculator [second] catastrophe chess class [social] climate cocktail coffee * (see note below) computer democracy detective diskette elephant fax football garage gas gay hygiene jeans jogging kangaroo karate mama (Japanese _haha_) mass metal microphone muesli (sort of breakfast cereal) music organisation papa (Japanese _chichi_) planet radio rendez-vous, revdezvous rock (music) sex appeal striptease sugar symbol taxi tea ** television telephone theater tiger train tunnel - [second] video violin xerox zoom (lens)
    http://www.ling.su.se/staff/hartmut/intervok.htm Project director : Hartmut Traunmüller, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University.
    igloo , alcove
    Examples are: allegro, aria, imbroglio from Italian; cargo, matador, rancho from Spanish; bouquet, bureau, chassis from French; budget, interview, reporter, standard from English; hinterland, kirschwasser, landwehr from German.
    Green words are Basic or [supplimental]
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