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> It's sad though that Esperanto or one of the other artificial languages isn't more popular. afaik for a non-Romance speaker, Esperanto is a wasted effort bec
by brandonmenc 11y ago
> It's sad though that Esperanto or one of the other artificial languages isn't more popular.
afaik for a non-Romance speaker, Esperanto is a wasted effort because it's as difficult to learn as any of the real European languages. Esperanto isn't as culturally-neutral as claimed.
- adrianN 11y agoAs a German speaker, I find Esperanto very easy to learn. You can have basic conversations after just a few hours of studying. I do think that it's very centered on European languages and a Chinese native speaker will have much more trouble learning it. But it still is simpler than natural languages, because it has no irregularities.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago> But it still is simpler than natural languages, because it has no irregularities. It will if it ever picks up speakers...
- brandonmenc 11y ago> it has no irregularities I don't believe this is true, because I've heard linguists state otherwise. Maybe someone could come in and verify this, because I'm no expert. Here are some possible Esperanto irregularities: http://zompist.com/kitespo.html http://zompist.com/kitespo.html
- akvadrako 11y agoWhat makes you think that? In fact China is one of the biggest proponents of Esperanto and Beijing University is the only one in the world that offers classes in it.