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'''aUI''', also known as "'''the Language of Space'''" is a [[ | '''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]]. The language is an [[Engineered language|engelang]] and [[Logical language|loglang]] due to its | '''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 congruent internal structure. A hint of this can be given by examining just a few words from the vocabulary list: just as there is an intrinsic relationship between sound, symbol, and meaning, so word formulations sharing similar phonemes and morphemes also share some aspect of their meaning. | ||
*"animal" is os " | *"plant" is io "Light-Life" | ||
*"domestic animal" is | *"animal" is eo "Moving-Life"; as a simple ending it is os "Living-Thing" | ||
*"dog" is waubos " | *"domestic animal" is ubos "Human-Together-Living-Thing" | ||
*"cat" is | *"dog" is waubos "Power-Space--domestic animal" (protective of its territory) | ||
*"cat" is bôzvos "Together-Five-Part-Make-animal" (from 5 clawed 'parts make parts' as in split or scratch) | |||
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 | aUI is documented in a hardcopy book: ''aUI, The Language of Space,'' ISBN 978-0-912038-08-7, and a newsletter that was published sporadically during the 1980s and '90s. Although Weilgart died in 1981, his daughter continues to use and promote the language on the website https://auilanguage.space/ . | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Engelangs]] | [[Category: Engelangs]] | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 11 October 2024
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 congruent internal structure. A hint of this can be given by examining just a few words from the vocabulary list: just as there is an intrinsic relationship between sound, symbol, and meaning, so word formulations sharing similar phonemes and morphemes also share some aspect of their meaning.
- "plant" is io "Light-Life"
- "animal" is eo "Moving-Life"; as a simple ending it is os "Living-Thing"
- "domestic animal" is ubos "Human-Together-Living-Thing"
- "dog" is waubos "Power-Space--domestic animal" (protective of its territory)
- "cat" is bôzvos "Together-Five-Part-Make-animal" (from 5 clawed 'parts make parts' as in split or scratch)
aUI is documented in a hardcopy book: aUI, The Language of Space, ISBN 978-0-912038-08-7, and a newsletter that was published sporadically during the 1980s and '90s. Although Weilgart died in 1981, his daughter continues to use and promote the language on the website https://auilanguage.space/ .
References
(2) - article by Weilgart, "A Psycho-Symbolic Language of Semantic Therapy" in International Language Review, vol. 4 no.11
External links
- aUI discussion forum on Reddit
- part of an article by Weilgart describing the use of aUI in psychotherapy
- some pages from a 1986 aUI newsletter
- Wikipedia article
- aUI at LangMaker (archived)
- An article which examines the language (archived)
- aUI's home page on the web (archived)
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