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Preface v 



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I. The need for a common scientific language, by L. Pfaundler 1 



H. The Delegation pour V adoption d'une langue auxiliaire 



Internationale, by R. Lorenz . . . . . .11 



in. Linguistic principles necessary for the construction of an 

 international auxiliary language, with an appendix on 

 the criticism of Esperanto, by 0. Jespersen ... 27 



IV. On the application of logic to the problem of an interna- 

 tional language, by L. Couturat 42 



V. The relationship of the international language to science, 



by R. Lorenz ......... 53 



VI. The question of nomenclature, by W. Ostwald . . .61 



VII. Conclusion ; Reading, Writing, and Speaking, by L. 



Pfaundler .... 69 



APPENDIX I. Linguo Internaciona di la Delegitaro ; grammar, 



word-formation, list of grammatical words . 75 



,, II. Specimen pages from the International-English 



Dictionary 82 



III. An experiment in double translation ... 84 

 ,, IV. Uniono di I'amiki di la linguo internaciona ; extracts 

 from the provisional statutes, and membership 

 form 86 



I.L. 



