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auxlang

/ˈɔks.læŋ/

auxlang noun: a constructed auxiliary language.

Noun

auxlang (plural auxlangs)

  1. A constructed auxiliary language.
    • One of the most successful auxlangs is Esperanto, which has native speakers.
    • A distinction is usually made between auxiliary languages (auxlangs), designed with international communication as a deliberate goal, and “conlangs,” usually constructed for other purposes. (The Elvish languages showcased by Tolkien[…]and the Klingon language[…]are conlangs rather than auxlangs.)2000, Suzette Haden Elgin, The Language Imperative, page 195

Examples of auxlang in a sentence

  • Volapük was the first auxlang to develop a community of speakers, after its launch in 1879 by Schleyer (Eco, 1993).2005, Santiago Posteguillo et al., Language @t Work: Language Learning, Discourse And Translation Studies In Internet, page 48:
  • The second was composed of those who wanted to talk about an international auxiliary language for the real world (the auxlangers).2006, William Allison Shimer, The American Scholar, volume 75, page 99:

Synonyms of auxlang

Forms of auxlang

pluralauxlangs

Origin of auxlang

Abbreviation of auxiliary language, in the style of conlang. By surface analysis, aux + -lang.

Words formed from auxlang

Questions about auxlang

What does auxlang mean?
Auxlang means a constructed auxiliary language.
How do you use auxlang in a sentence?
Volapük was the first auxlang to develop a community of speakers, after its launch in 1879 by Schleyer (Eco, 1993).
What part of speech is auxlang?
Auxlang is a noun.
How do you pronounce auxlang?
Auxlang is pronounced /ˈɔks.læŋ/.
What is the plural of auxlang?
The plural of auxlang is auxlangs.

Words near auxlang in the dictionary

  1. auxinole
  2. auxinome
  3. auxinomes
  4. auxins
  5. Auxira
  6. auxlang
  7. auxlanger
  8. auxlangers
  9. auxlangs
  10. Auxo
  11. auxo-

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