In:Approaches to Interlinguistics and Esperanto Studies
Edited by Ilona Koutny and Nicolau A. Dols Salas
[Studies in World Language Problems 12] 2027
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Chapter 7Logical empiricism and international auxiliary languages
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Article outline
- Introduction
- Contacts with the international auxiliary language movement
- Emancipation from traditional language forms
- Cognitive universalism
- Implications for communication
- On what “nations” are
- Conclusions
- Author queries
Notes Bibliography
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