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'''aUI''', also known as "'''the language of space'''" is an [[auxlang]] created in the 1960s by John W. Weilgart, "an Austrian-born Iowa psychiatrist who claimed to have learned the language as a young boy from a little green elf-like humanoid from outer space."(1) That story was apparently tongue-in-cheek, as Weilgart elsewhere admits that he invented the language himself during his childhood.(2)
'''aUI''', also known as "'''the Language of Space'''" is a [[philosophical auxlang]] created in the 1950s by John W. Weilgart, PhD, an Austrian-born philosopher, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology. The idea for aUI originated from boyhood vision but grew into a serious, idealistic pursuit when as a young man, Weilgart experienced the power of the alliterative propaganda under the rise of the Hitler regime.  


'''Classification:''' aUI is a prime example of an [[Oligosynthetic language|oligosynthetic conlang]]. If this language were supposedly used by "aliens", as some have claimed the author stated, this would qualify aUI as an [[exolang]].  The language is an [[Engineered language|engelang]] and [[Logical language|loglang]] due to its complex internal structure (a hint of which can be given by examining just a few words from the vocabulary list):
'''Classification:''' aUI is a prime example of an [[Oligosynthetic language|oligosynthetic conlang]]. The language is an [[Engineered language|engelang]] and [[Logical language|loglang]] due to its complex internal structure (a hint of which can be given by examining just a few words from the vocabulary list):


*"animal" is os "life-thing"
*"animal" is os "life-thing"
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==References==
==References==
(1) - http://web.archive.org/web/20071015122013/http://anomalist.com/reports/language.html
 


(2) - article by Weilgart, "A Psycho-Symbolic Language of Semantic Therapy" in ''International Language Review,'' vol. 4 no.11
(2) - article by Weilgart, "A Psycho-Symbolic Language of Semantic Therapy" in ''International Language Review,'' vol. 4 no.11

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aUI, also known as "the Language of Space" is a philosophical auxlang created in the 1950s by John W. Weilgart, PhD, an Austrian-born philosopher, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology. The idea for aUI originated from boyhood vision but grew into a serious, idealistic pursuit when as a young man, Weilgart experienced the power of the alliterative propaganda under the rise of the Hitler regime.

Classification: aUI is a prime example of an oligosynthetic conlang. The language is an engelang and loglang due to its complex internal structure (a hint of which can be given by examining just a few words from the vocabulary list):

  • "animal" is os "life-thing"
  • "domestic animal" is bos "together-life-thing"
  • "dog" is waubos "power-space-human-together-life-thing
  • "cat" is bo*zvos "together-five-part-active-life-thing" (1)

aUI is documented in a hardcopy book: aUI, The Language of Space, ISBN 978-0-912038-08-7, and a newsletter was published sporadically during the 1980s and 1990s. Although Weilgart died in 1981, his daughter continues to use and promote the language.

References

(2) - article by Weilgart, "A Psycho-Symbolic Language of Semantic Therapy" in International Language Review, vol. 4 no.11

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