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Is Esperanto taught in schools?
“In addition to the fact that it’s taught in some schools, the Esperanto Society of Chicago is one of the more active Esperanto clubs in the country.” Donohoo said he believes that nationwide interest in Esperanto will continue to grow, but slowly.
Is Esperanto a lingua franca?
Interest in Esperanto peaked in the 1970s but has since faded somewhat. Despite the logical concept and intellectual appeal of a standard language, Esperanto has not evolved into a dominant worldwide language. Instead, English, with all its idiosyncrasies, is closest to an international lingua franca.
Does Esperanto count as a foreign language?
Esperanto is the most successful international auxiliary language, and the only such language with a population of native speakers, of which there are perhaps several thousand….
| Esperanto | |
|---|---|
| Purpose | constructed language International auxiliary language Esperanto |
| Early form | Proto-Esperanto |
Why don’t people learn Esperanto?
Unlike natural languages, you don’t learn Esperanto because you’re fascinated by a country, people group or location. Outside of a few crackpots who decided to turn their kids into circus acts by raising them with Esperanto as a first language, it has no inter-generational identity or national/tribal history.
Is Esperanto a constructed language?
If you think that Esperanto is just a basic constructed language put together by a language nerd back in the 1800’s that went viral, you’re wrong. I also made the mistake of thinking its purpose was that simple. Unlike other conlangs, Esperanto is 100\% ideologically motivated.
What is esperantistan like to live in?
2. Esperantistan is an ideologically homogenous landscape. Wherever you travel, you meet people of all different persuasions. No matter what language you learn, you’ll meet speakers all the time from the far left to the far right of the political spectrum. You’ll also meet non-believers, nominal believers, the devout and the extreme.
Should Esperanto culture be limited to music and cuisine?
To limit it to things like music and cuisine is insanely ignorant and unfortunately indicative of how a lot of modern progressives treat culture even outside the Esperanto community.