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词汇 Volapük
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Definition of Volapük in English:

Volapük

noun ˈvɒləˌp(j)uːkˈvälə-
mass noun
  • An artificial language devised in 1879 for universal use by a German cleric, Johann M. Schleyer, and based on extremely modified forms of words from English and Romance languages, with complex inflections.

    沃拉卜克语 (1879年由德国传教士约翰·M·施莱耶尔发明的一种人造世界语)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Schleyer refused to recognise the authority of the Academy and within a few years the Volapük movement had collapsed.
    • Because Volapük was forgotten, it unites us in a way that a real international language never could.
    • The words in Volapük are formed from the simplest roots; and may be built into compound forms by prefixes and suffixes which have a constant value.
    • A description of the language was published in 1880, and hundreds of Volapük societies soon grew up.
    • Currently Volapük is cultivated for fun by some enthusiasts, mostly esperantists.
    • Note also that these all describe the original version of Volapük, and don't include any modifications done later.
    • To help us understand the mechanisms through which new codes originate, grow and thrive, he examines the history of two natural languages that developed through an open source mechanism: Volapük and Esperanto.

Origin

From vol representing English world + -a- (as a connective) + pük representing English speak or speech.

Definition of Volapük in US English:

Volapük

nounˈvälə-
  • An artificial language devised in 1879 and proposed for international use by a German cleric, Johann M. Schleyer, and based on extremely modified forms of words from English and Romance languages.

    沃拉卜克语 (1879年由德国传教士约翰·M·施莱耶尔发明的一种人造世界语)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because Volapük was forgotten, it unites us in a way that a real international language never could.
    • Currently Volapük is cultivated for fun by some enthusiasts, mostly esperantists.
    • To help us understand the mechanisms through which new codes originate, grow and thrive, he examines the history of two natural languages that developed through an open source mechanism: Volapük and Esperanto.
    • The words in Volapük are formed from the simplest roots; and may be built into compound forms by prefixes and suffixes which have a constant value.
    • Schleyer refused to recognise the authority of the Academy and within a few years the Volapük movement had collapsed.
    • Note also that these all describe the original version of Volapük, and don't include any modifications done later.
    • A description of the language was published in 1880, and hundreds of Volapük societies soon grew up.

Origin

From vol representing English world + -a- (as a connective) + pük representing English speak or speech.

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