Definitions of Plain Language
Short definitions
A definition of "plain English"from a leading book on legal writing, Garner'sLegal Writing in Plain English.
Plain languagedefined by a scholar of plain language, Australian Robert Eagleson.
Clear writing and plain language.
Detailed discussions
International Conference on Plain Language, 2002, paper by Christopher Balmford, on the evolution of Plain Language on the international stage.
Elements of Plain Language, Joe Kimble, Michigan Bar Journal.
Revisiting Plain Language, Beth Mazur, Technical Communication, the Journal of the Society for Technical Communication.
Historical essay
Politics and the English Language. George Orwell, 1946.