Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language
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Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, sometimes called the Interlingua Grammar, is the first grammar of Interlingua
. Released in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association
(IALA
), it remains an authoritative reference work for Interlingua speakers and students of linguistics.
Its subtitle, referring to a grammar of the international language, reflects a position of authors Alexander Gode
and Hugh Edward Blair that Interlingua is a pre-existing reality, but that differing portrayals of that reality are possible. The idea of Interlingua as pre-existing within national languages gains support from naturalistic experiments in which speakers of several languages, most notably Romance languages and English, understand written or spoken Interlingua without prior study.
The IALA crafted Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language as a companion to the 1951 Interlingua-English Dictionary
, the first major presentation of Interlingua to the general public.
Interlingua
Interlingua is an international auxiliary language , developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association...
. Released in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association
International Auxiliary Language Association
The International Auxiliary Language Association was founded in 1924 to "promote widespread study, discussion and publicity of all questions involved in the establishment of an auxiliary language, together with research and experiment that may hasten such establishment in an intelligent manner and...
(IALA
IALA
IALA can stand for:*International Association for Learning Alternatives*International Association of Lighthouse Authorities *International Auxiliary Language Association...
), it remains an authoritative reference work for Interlingua speakers and students of linguistics.
Its subtitle, referring to a grammar of the international language, reflects a position of authors Alexander Gode
Alexander Gode
Alexander Gottfried Friedrich Gode-von Aesch or simply Alexander Gode was a German-American linguist, translator and the driving force behind the creation of the auxiliary language Interlingua.-Biography:Born to a German father and a Swiss mother, Gode studied at the University of Vienna and the...
and Hugh Edward Blair that Interlingua is a pre-existing reality, but that differing portrayals of that reality are possible. The idea of Interlingua as pre-existing within national languages gains support from naturalistic experiments in which speakers of several languages, most notably Romance languages and English, understand written or spoken Interlingua without prior study.
The IALA crafted Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language as a companion to the 1951 Interlingua-English Dictionary
Interlingua-English Dictionary
The Interlingua–English Dictionary , developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association under the direction of Alexander Gode and published by Storm Publishers in 1951, is the first Interlingua dictionary. The IED includes about 27,000 words drawn from about 10,000 roots. It also...
, the first major presentation of Interlingua to the general public.
External links
- A Grammar of Interlingua, the original text of the book in browsable and downloadable form.
- Grammatica de Interlingua, Interlingua translation of the Grammar by the Union Mundial pro InterlinguaUnion Mundial pro InterlinguaThe Union Mundial Pro Interlingua , or UMI, is a global organization that promotes Interlingua, an international auxiliary language published in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association . UMI was founded on July 28, 1955, when the first International Interlingua Congress took place...
.