{"id":143,"date":"2015-05-10T01:01:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T08:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpathtowellness.com\/blog\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2015-05-20T22:56:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T05:56:13","slug":"esperanto-the-international-language-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.greenpathtowellness.com\/website\/?page_id=143","title":{"rendered":"Esperanto — The International Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 16 Rules of Esperanto<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Esperanto, a Western Language?<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Esperanto Hymn of Peace<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Esperanto is…<\/span><\/p>\n

www.esperanto-usa.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanto is a language introduced in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof after years of development. He proposed Esperanto as a second language that would allowpeople who speak different native languages to communicate, yet at the same time retain their own languages and cultural identities. Esperanto doesn’t replace anyone’s language but simply serves as a common second language. Esperanto can be learned in much less time than any other language. (Some say that it is four times easier). Esperanto is politically unbiased.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although there aren’t a lot of people who speak Esperanto in any one place, there are some almost everywhere. There are over a hundred periodicals regularlypublished in Esperanto. There are thousands of books in Esperanto, both translated and original works. There are millions of webpages.<\/span><\/p>\n

People who speak Esperanto are internationally minded, concerned about social justice and peace, and are helping to preserve linguistic diversity. Meetings and conventions in America, Europe, and Asia provide a fun opportunity to travel and meet new people from around the world. In short…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esperanto doesn’t replace anyone’s language but simply serves as a common second language.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esperanto can be learned in much less time than any other language.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esperanto is politically unbiased, helping to preserve minority languages and cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esperanto provides an opportunity to travel and meet new friends from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esperanto is fun to learn and fun to speak!<\/span><\/p>\n

There is an outstanding set of videos produced in Brazil that provide examples about<\/span><\/p>\n

what Esperanto is. The films are in Esperanto, but include English subtitles. The video at the top of this page is from that series.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a discussion of the language problem and how Esperanto is a good solution see<\/span><\/p>\n

A Second Language for Everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a full discussion of the language problem and Esperanto’s role in solving it, see Don Harlow’s The Esperanto Book.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another good discussion of Esperanto and its many advantages is Sylvan Zaft’s<\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanto: A Language for the Global Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

A very brief introduction to Esperanto is Esperanto at a Glance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another description of Esperanto is A Key to the International Language Esperanto<\/span><\/p>\n

by R. Kent Jones and Christopher M. A. Zervic.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Second Language for Everyone<\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanto At a Glance<\/span><\/p>\n

Request More Information About Esperanto<\/span><\/p>\n

“Inteligenta Persono Lernas Esperanton Rapide”<\/span><\/p>\n

A gateway to the world…<\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanto Protects Language Diversity and the Right to One’s Own Language<\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanto: A Bridge Language for Translators<\/span><\/p>\n

J. R. R. Tolkien: “Back Esperanto loyally.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Trovu la ringon perditan<\/span><\/p>\n

Bilingualism may delay the onset of Dementia<\/span><\/p>\n

A Second Language for Everyone \u203a<\/span><\/p>\n

by limako<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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