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There are other, better-designed conlangs than Esperanto. Nobody speaks them, sure, but nobody speaks Esperanto either. And if we're going by popularity, might
by mannerheim 5y ago
There are other, better-designed conlangs than Esperanto. Nobody speaks them, sure, but nobody speaks Esperanto either. And if we're going by popularity, might as well pick English anyway.
- leke 5y agoEsperanto has a pretty big, organised and active community. But you're right. I also think popularity should be the decider. If Esperanto thinks it should be the chosen auxiliary language, it will have to earn it. Personally though, I prefer Ido over Esperanto.
- mnouquet 5y agoDefine "pretty big".
- akvadrako 5y agoAround year 2000 there were about 2 million speakers. It's way above any other conlang.
- mannerheim 5y agoThat's akin to being the biggest fish in a fishbowl. There are minor dialects of minor languages with more speakers.
- akvadrako 5y agoThe question was about conlangs, which have the advantage of being designed to be easier to learn. Esperanto is so easy it can be learned in negative time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutic_value_of_Esperanto#:~:text=The%20propaedeutic%20value%20of%20Esperanto,explore%20other%20cultures%20more%20successfully https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutic_value_of_Espera....