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Welcome aboard
Welcome aboard the pilot vessel of the Pluriplanet web-fleet.
Participate in this voyage of exploration, observing the role of all our languages in the course of human evolution, past, present & towards the future. Bring your own language with you, on our shared journey towards a more open world.
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The plurilingual principle : dialogue among languages
Instant planetary communication gives humankind the opportunity to transform itself into one worldwide plurilingual society. It is essential for the future progress of humankind that transnational dialogue should benefit from the wealth of diverse languages created by human beings around the planet. For the first time in human history, the languages of the world are beginning to talk directly with each other, thanks to the continuous & rapid progress of automatic translation tools. It is in this spirit that the Pluriplanet web-ships have been designed & launched by the Observatoire linguistique.
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The Observatoire linguistique & its transnational voyage since the 1980’s
The Observatoire linguistique (Pluriplanet & Linguasphere Observatory) is a non-profit research network & transnational educational association which has been devoted since 1983 to the promotion of bilingualism & plurilingualism. Since the 1990’s, the Observatoire has pioneered the use of the term linguasphere (fr. linguasphère) to describe our planetary network of interactive languages, which is the most powerful & most collective creation of humankind.
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Mission-statement of the Observatoire linguistique from 2010
A major objective of the Observatoire’s new "Pluriplanet" fleet of web-ships, launched in 2010 & 2011, is to facilitate plurilingual discussion on humankind’s evolution towards a planetary society & towards an orbital framework of plurilingual ethics.
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