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But there were ideas of a universal language apart from religion as well. A lingua franca or trade language was nothing very new; but an international auxiliary language was a natural wish in light of the gradual decline of Latin. Literature in vernacular languages became more prominent with the Renaissance.
Esperanto (/ ˌ ɛ s p ə ˈ r ɑː n t oʊ /, /-æ n t oʊ /) [7] [8] is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language.Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it is intended to be a universal second language for international communication, or "the international language" (la Lingvo Internacia).
Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language is a 2016 non-fiction book by American poet and professor Esther Schor.Concerning the history of Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed language, it looks at various figures within Esperanto's history as well as Schor's own experiences with the language as an Esperantist.
Various definitions of the term world language have been proposed; there is no general consensus about which one to use. [4] [5]One definition proffered by Congolese linguist Salikoko Mufwene is "languages spoken as vernaculars or as lingua francas outside their homelands and by populations other than those ethnically or nationally associated with them".
Volapük (English: / ˈ v ɒ l ə p ʊ k /; [2] Volapük, 'Language of the World', or lit. 'World Speak') is a constructed language created in 1879 and 1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer , a Catholic priest in Baden , Germany , who believed that God told him to create an international language . [ 3 ]
Dr. Esperanto's International Language [n 1] (Russian: Международный язык), commonly referred to as Unua Libro (First Book), is an 1887 book by Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof, in which he first introduced and described the constructed language Esperanto. [1]
Today's Wordle Answer for #1269 on Monday, December 9, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Monday, December 9, 2024, is FLUNG. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.
A linguistic universal is a pattern that occurs systematically across natural languages, potentially true for all of them. For example, All languages have nouns and verbs , or If a language is spoken, it has consonants and vowels .