Table of Contents

  1. Common, vulgar roots
  2. The early literacy of the ruling classes
  3. The entry of popular languages into literature
  4. Access to information: the birth of a notion
  5. The rise of rass literacy
  6. Redefining literacy
  7. The politics of mass literacy
  8. The modern plain language movement
  red dash image The United Kingdom -- Maher and Cutts
  red dash image The United Kingdom - clarity
  red dash image The United States
  red dash image Health education in Canada and the U.S.
  red dash image Australia and New Zealand
  red dash image South Africa
  red dash image Canada and the founding of PLAIN
  red dash image The early founders of PLAIN
    Ending thoughts
    Endnotes
    Bibliography

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