ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOLAPUK
From vol, based on world + euphonic -a- + pük speech, based on speak.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLAPUK»
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Volapuk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Volapuk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Volapuk on Universal Language.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
In April 1891, two matters greatly excite the inhabitants of Edinburgh: the decennial Population Census and the Annual General Meeting of the Edinburgh Society for the Propagation of a Universal Language.
3
Esperanto: Language, Literature, and Community
Volapuk spread rapidly among the middle class and intellectuals, to whom it was
specifically directed. At the time, the Western middle class had no common
means of understanding, since English had still not gained a dominant position
over ...
Pierre Janton, Humphrey Tonkin, 1993
4
Esperanto, Interlinguistics, and Planned Language
International languages" of the Annual MLA International Bibliography. The
growing interest in Volapuk among interlinguists and Esperantologists is
evidenced by more frequent appearance of articles and studies in Esperanto
publications.
5
From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages
Volapuk fell as speedily as it rose. Schmidt's (1963, 13-35) figures for 1888 show
a total of25 Volapuk periodicals and 257 Volapuk clubs, with a conservative
estimate of around a million followers. By 1892 there were only 17 periodicals,
about ...
Volapuk contained many arbitrary elements and depended for its viability upon
the maintenance of Schleyer's authority. There were intricate schemes of
declension and conjugation: but, in contrast to those of highly inflected natural
languages ...
Peter Glover Forster, 1982
7
Chile: The Bradt Travel Guide
A couple of blocks east at 21 de Mayo 425, Hotel Volapuk (tel: 252575, 231 1 16;
fax: 251168; email: ... www.volapuk.cl) is a former Best Western that has smallish
air-conditioned rooms with magnetic keys, cable TV and safeboxes, as well as ...
tables of the congress could translate the following manifesto into Volapuk : I love
all my fellow-creatures of the whole world, especially those cultivated ones who
believe in Volapuk as one of the greatest means of nation-binding. The rival ...
9
Esperanto in The New York Times (1887 - 1922)
Last. of. Volapuk. Can We Esperanto English Into Sane Speech? By Richard
Whiteing (From The Pall Mall Gazette) The inventor of Volapuk goes to his grave
a disappointed man. The old priest, Martin Schleyer, has just died at Constance,
...
10
Illustrated Boston, the metropolis of New England
Professor Beale became deeply interested in Volapuk, the intcrnational
commercial language. so useful to business men throughout the world. and was
one of the pioneers in its introduction in this country. He is publisher ot a series of
...
American publishing and engraving co.
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLAPUK»
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Volapuk is used in the context of the following news items.
La fluidez del 'esperanto' de la mano de Roberto Garvía
El 'volapuk' es una lengua artificial que busca facilitar la comprensión de distintas culturas. En sus primeros años logró un gran éxito y se calcula que tiene ... «El Buzón, Jul 15»
Scientific Babel: The Language of Science from the Fall of Latin to …
Particularly intriguing is Gordin's account of the little-known 19th-century movements to construct a new international language (such as Volapuk, Esperanto and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
English works as universal language
Father Schleyer intended Volapuk for use as the only international language. Its vocabulary is based on English and the Romance languages (French, Italian, ... «Sharonherald, May 15»
El Volapuk y su academia de Guadalajara
En 1884, se celebró el I Congreso Internacional de Volapuk en Friedrischasafen (Alemania), hubo un segundo congreso en Munich en 1887 y el tercero en ... «GuadalajaraDiario.es, Dec 14»
Madame Parfaite does not exist
In a rather irritating franglais volapuk, she delivers her pearls of wisdom, brushing on all topics from "the magic of grooming" to "living to 100?!", peppering her ... «Irish Independent, Feb 14»
Interiors: Small but perfectly formed
"I'd call in and see one or two things I liked and get an idea of what worked for me and what didn't," says Yelavich, who owns Volapuk Design International, ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 09»
