Big History meets Minimal English

David Christian

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_9

Big History meets Minimal English

David Christian^*

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“Big History” refers to the teaching of human history at very large scales, including evolutionary history and cosmology. If Minimal English attempts to find a common language for humanity, Big History attempts to find a common historical story, a modern origin story shared by all humans. To what extent, then, can a modern science-based origin story be expressed in Minimal English? In dialogue with Wierzbicka’s Chap. 8, this chapter asks what aspects of a modern origin story will prove most challenging to the Minimal English project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Minimal English for a global world
Subtitle of host publication	improved communication using fewer words
Editors	Cliff Goddard
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	201-224
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319625126
ISBN (Print)	9783319625119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_9
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Big History
Minimal English
Origin story

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