AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE (1928)

Contents:

PART I: GENERAL

Introduction

Need for an Interlanguage
Ignorance of Foreign Languages
An Existing Language?
Latin?
Objections to Constructed Languages
Differences in an Interlanguage
Not So Good As Existing Languages
Future Differentiations
Number of Proposed Languages

History

Volapük
Esperanto
Idiom Neutral
The Delegation. Ido
Latino sine Flexione
After Ido
Occidental
Conclusions

PART II: NOVIAL

Novial (includes list of abbreviations used in Part II)
Sounds and Spelling

Vowels
Consonants
C
CH, SH
Z
Stress
Euphony

Number
Sex
Neuter
Adjectives
Case
Pronouns
Comparison
Verbs

Participles
Infinitive and Imperative
Present and Past
Future and Conditional
Perfect and Pluperfect
Passive
Indirect Speech
Verbal System

Prefixes
Substantival Suffixes
Verbal Suffixes
Adjectival Suffixes
General Suffixes
Numeral Suffixes
Adverbial Suffixes
General Remarks on Word-Formation
Particles
Prepositions
Vocabulary
Alphabetical List of Hard Words
Specimens

[Note: the accuracy of the transcription of this material has not been thoroughly checked. Please bear this in mind, and either report any errors to me or be patient until the whole book can be proofread.]