| 释义 |
Definition of Volapük in English: Volapüknoun ˈvɒləˌp(j)uːkˈvälə- mass nounAn 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. 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: Volapüknounˈvälə- 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. 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. |