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Language Name Earth Language Language Author Yoshiko F. McFarland Year Began 1988 Site Earth Language Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author Yoshiko F. McFarland Language Type international auxiliary language Uniqueness EL is a multi-method language based on ideographics read with each user's native language; each ideograph is linked to a hand sign. EL has phonetics and rational systems for naming and abbreviation too. For all these functions, it uses only 89 bases including grammatical signs and numerals; each fundamental symbol is visually understandable based on a common element of human recognition and the earth. Language Sources The Chinese character system and the traditional hand-sign language are the main sources. Design Principles For future world peace, to support the real democracy: protecting and encouraging all languages/cultures while working for global communication, leaving out no linguistic minority of the world, including deaf people. To raise objective thoughts beyond cultures. To help a communication at any difficult emergency. Interest Of Others Not many yet, but some in the United States, Japan and Europe, for these reasons: Understanding the principles They have fun with the compounding symbol system Using the EL phonetics to teach foreign language Using EL picture-like-symbols to teach a baby his/her native words Graphical use for icons among students in their graphic class Creating a new dance with EL hand/body signs Enjoying seeing visual poems with EL. Dictionary Yes Etymologies Yes Grammar Yes Sample Texts Yes Unique Script Yes Primer No Babel Text No Lexicon Size 2,500 Submitted By Yoshiko McFarland Updated By Jeffrey Henning Date Edited Sunday, June 29, 2003 Description Of Update Updated site link. Date To Headline Sunday, June 29, 2003 < Early Rònic  Earth Language  Earth Minimal >
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