Editing Interlinguistics (section)

== Etymology and history ==
[[File:Otto Jespersen.jpg|thumb|[[Otto Jespersen]] is commonly regarded as the founder of the field of interlinguistics.]]
The hybrid term was first coined in French (as ''Interlinguistique'') by the Belgian [[Esperantist]] [[Jules Meysmans]].<ref>(eo) «Biografio de Jules Meysmans », ''Informilo por interlingvistoj'', 2015, <abbr>p.</abbr> 14 (ISSN 1385-2191, online ([http://esperantic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IpI-92-93-_1-2-2015_.pdf PDF]) [http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fesperantic.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2FIpI-92-93-_1-2-2015_.pdf archive])</ref>

The main historical periods of interlinguistics are:
* first, the pioneer era (1879–1911), when its basis was put forth; 
* secondly, the foundational era (1911–1951), when the interlinguistics wars took place to decide the most appropriate form of an auxiliary language; 
* thirdly, the school era (1951–1990), when independent Interlinguistics schools formed in different countries, mainly Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland, each with particular attention to [[Esperanto]]; 
* lastly, the current era of [[language policy]] (1990–today), during which interlinguistics is more tightly integrated with other disciplines, mainly linguistics and various social and political sciences, particularly via the topics of [[globalism]], [[linguistic justice]], management of [[multilingualism]], and new forms of mobility.<ref>Federico Gobbo, ''Interlinguistics in the 21st century: new opportunities, new challenges'', in : [http://www.esperantic.org/en/publications/ifi-information-for-interlinguists/ Information for Interlinguists], vol. 2, no. 5 (3/2018), p. 9 | ISSN 2521-7461 ([http://www.esperantic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IfI_105_final.pdf PDF])</ref>

At the Institute of Linguistics of AMU there is the extramural Interlinguistic studies program. Over the course of three years these studies provide the students with a basic knowledge of general linguistics, interlinguistics, international and [[intercultural communication]] with a focus on the linguistics, culture and movement of the internationally dispersed and naturally functioning planned language [[Esperanto]]. Every third year the Interlinguistic Studies program also organizes an international interlinguistic symposium.<ref>Ilona Koutny, Interlinguistic Symposium, p. 212, JKI-12-2017[1] ([http://jki.amu.edu.pl/files/JKI-12-2017%5B1%5D.pdf pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109232438/http://jki.amu.edu.pl/files/JKI-12-2017%5B1%5D.pdf |date=2021-01-09 }}).</ref>

At the University of Amsterdam there is also a chair of interlinguistics and Esperanto.