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Novial meaning

An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.

Synonyms of Novial

artificial language

Related words

Other words often associated with Novial or its synonyms:

language

Using Novial

  • The main meaning on this page is: An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.
  • Useful related words include: artificial language.
  • In the example corpus, novial often appears in combinations such as: novial and, and novial.

Context around Novial

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

language 1× orthographic 1× dictionary 1× describes 1×

Often after:

1928 1× alongside 1× lexike 1× wikibook 1× compared 1× main 1×

Sentence patterns with Novial

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1922 and novial 1928 1× an orthographic novial alongside the 1× difference between novial and esperanto 1× e g novial 1× his dictionary novial lexike in 1× interlingue and novial main edgar 1× international language novial was first 1× language describes novial in detail 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a major difference 1× an international language 1× esperanto is credited 1× i proposed some 1× it was updated 1× jespersen suggested that 1×

Common sentence endings:

and novial 1928 1× auxlangs particularly esperanto 1× concerns noun endings 1× e g novial 1× esperanto s creator 1× international language 1928 1×

Words around Novial

Just before it in the word index:

novia 4 novi 34 novgorodians 2 novgorod 56 noveto 2 noves 2

Just after it in the word index:

novica 2 novice 268 novices 90 novichenko 3 novichok 67 novick 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Novial

  • In this selection, "novial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, language, orthographic, dictionary, 1928, alongside and lexike stand out and add context to how "novial" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1922 and novial 1928 and an orthographic novial alongside the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "novial" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with novial

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Part Two of An International Language describes Novial in detail. (10 words)

A major difference between Novial and Esperanto/Ido concerns noun endings. (11 words)

It was updated in his dictionary Novial Lexike in 1930, Jespersen, Otto (1930). (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Language sample for comparison Here is the Lord's Prayer in Novial and several related languages: Criticism As Jespersen relates in his autobiography, in 1934 he proposed an orthographic reform to Novial, which displeased a part of the users. (39 words)

Jespersen suggested that it might be possible instead of the digraph SH to use the phonetic symbol ʃ. For more details, see the Pronunciation Guide of the Novial Wikibook. (29 words)

Occidental (Interlingue) and Novial main Edgar von Wahl 's Occidental (also called "Interlingue") of 1922 was in reaction against the perceived artificiality of some earlier auxlangs, particularly Esperanto. (28 words)

Example sentences (11)

Language sample for comparison Here is the Lord's Prayer in Novial and several related languages: Criticism As Jespersen relates in his autobiography, in 1934 he proposed an orthographic reform to Novial, which displeased a part of the users.

A major difference between Novial and Esperanto/Ido concerns noun endings.

An international language Novial was first described in Jespersen’s book An International Language (1928).

Esperanto is credited with influencing or inspiring several later competing language projects, such as Occidental (1922) and Novial (1928).

I proposed some not inconsiderable amendments, especially by introducing an "orthographic" Novial alongside the original phonetically written language.

It was updated in his dictionary Novial Lexike in 1930, Jespersen, Otto (1930).

Jespersen suggested that it might be possible instead of the digraph SH to use the phonetic symbol ʃ. For more details, see the Pronunciation Guide of the Novial Wikibook.

Novial compared to Esperanto and Ido seeAlso Jespersen was a professional linguist, unlike Esperanto's creator.

Occidental (Interlingue) and Novial main Edgar von Wahl 's Occidental (also called "Interlingue") of 1922 was in reaction against the perceived artificiality of some earlier auxlangs, particularly Esperanto.

Part Two of An International Language describes Novial in detail.

Some naturalistic languages do have a limited number of artificial morphemes or invented grammatical devices (e.g. Novial ).

Common combinations with novial

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "novial" in a sentence?
An example: "Language sample for comparison Here is the Lord's Prayer in Novial and several related languages: Criticism As Jespersen relates in his autobiography, in 1934 he proposed an orthographic reform to Novial, which displeased a part of the users." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "novial" from authentic English texts.
What does "novial" mean?
Novial means: An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.
What are synonyms of "novial"?
Common synonyms of "novial" include: artificial language.
How many example sentences with "novial" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "novial", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.