Defn; an artificial language devised in 1887 as an international medium of communication, based on roots from the chief European languages.
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The roots selected for Esperanto were not selected because they were European, but because they were, and are, as far as possible, maximally international and thus already intelligible to a wide educated audience. The purpose is 'universal bilingualism' [i.e. YOUR ethnic language + non-ethnic Esperanto for all]. The 7 points of the Prague Manifesto: http://lingvo.org provide a modern rationale for Esperanto.
3 comments:
The roots selected for Esperanto were not selected because they were European, but because they were, and are, as far as possible, maximally international and thus already intelligible to a wide educated audience.
The purpose is 'universal bilingualism' [i.e. YOUR ethnic language + non-ethnic Esperanto for all]. The 7 points of the Prague Manifesto:
http://lingvo.org
provide a modern rationale for Esperanto.
Thanks for bringing attention to Esperanto!
For anyone who wants a glimpse of the language can I suggest http://www.lernu.net
i enjoy this immensely.
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