Charles Kay Ogden

Charles Kay Ogden (1 June 1889 – 21 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, psycholinguist and writer. He is a well-known book writer about the controlled language called BASIC English, which he created himself. He is known for his work with I. A. Richards on The Meaning of Meaning (1923). He also translated Tractatus, a book by Ludwig Wittgenstein, into English.

Charles Kay Ogden
Born	(1889-06-01)1 June 1889 Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died	21 March 1957(1957-03-21) (aged 67) London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Linguist, philosopher, writer
Known for	Inventor of BASIC English

Books written by him

• BASIC English versus the artificial languages
• BASIC English Applied (Science)
• The ABC of Basic English
• The System of Basic English

Charles Kay Ogden Media

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  Ogden Semiotic Triangle (aka Semantic Triangle)

Other websites

• C.K. Ogden biography Archived 2015-05-11 at the Wayback Machine