Reginald J. G. Dutton
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Reginald J.G. Dutton,. Reginald John Garfield Dutton was born in Nottingham
, England
, the eldest son of George H.J. Dutton. He was the inventor of the auxiliary language and stenographic system known as Dutton Speedwords
. Dutton studied Pitman Shorthand
and other shorthand systems as an aid to his work as a newspaper correspondent. He invented his own system, published in 1916 under the title "Shorthand in Three Days". He made minor improvements but settled on a final form by 1919 and republished his work as "Dutton One Week Shorthand" as the 12 lessons could be mastered in one week.
Dutton became interested in Esperanto
and, in general, the concept of an auxiliary constructed language
in the interests of increasing communication and goodwill among peoples. He set about creating his own auxuilliary language, based on his earlier shorthand system and in 1943 introduced "World Speedwords", (now Dutton Speedwords) conceived as a system of shorthand as well as a spoken and written auxiliary language.
Dutton was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
from 1918-1969.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the eldest son of George H.J. Dutton. He was the inventor of the auxiliary language and stenographic system known as Dutton Speedwords
Dutton Speedwords
Dutton Speedwords , sometimes called rapmotz, is an international auxiliary language as well a shorthand writing system. It was invented by Reginald J. G. Dutton in 1922. It was first published in 1935 under the title International Symbolic Script and a year later using the name Speedwords...
. Dutton studied Pitman Shorthand
Pitman Shorthand
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman , who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written...
and other shorthand systems as an aid to his work as a newspaper correspondent. He invented his own system, published in 1916 under the title "Shorthand in Three Days". He made minor improvements but settled on a final form by 1919 and republished his work as "Dutton One Week Shorthand" as the 12 lessons could be mastered in one week.
Dutton became interested in Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
and, in general, the concept of an auxiliary constructed language
Constructed language
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved naturally...
in the interests of increasing communication and goodwill among peoples. He set about creating his own auxuilliary language, based on his earlier shorthand system and in 1943 introduced "World Speedwords", (now Dutton Speedwords) conceived as a system of shorthand as well as a spoken and written auxiliary language.
Dutton was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
from 1918-1969.