Chapter published in:
A History of Modern Translation Knowledge: Sources, concepts, effects
Edited by Lieven D’hulst and Yves Gambier
[Benjamins Translation Library 142] 2018
► pp. 195–201

Chapter 3.5
Universal languages

Keywords: lingua franca, universal language, sacred language, universal grammar, artificial language
Article outline
  • 1.Original or sacred languages
  • 2.Artificial languages
  • 3.Lingua francas
  • 4.Universal grammar
  • References
  • Further reading
Published online: 28 June 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.142.25ben
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