| Architecture is about building and constructions to | | | | new language solve such a problem? |
| solve problems. A house could be seen as a | | | | To me Esperanto seems like those initiatives that |
| construction for a problem of security. Living in a | | | | people start with hoping that it will solve a problem. |
| house is much safer than living in an open space. | | | | Another initiative is the foundation of a European |
| Likewise other constructions are sought for different | | | | Political party (Europe United) to support the idea of |
| problems. In such a light one could examine a new | | | | the European Union. It is a complete in-official and |
| construction of the language Esperanto. | | | | non-accepted construction, that could make a |
| ... Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the | | | | difference but without any guarantee. |
| pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the | | | | Esperanto is a theoretical initiative that will never be |
| first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887. | | | | used far what it has been designed for. Despite this |
| The word esperanto means 'one who hopes' in the | | | | it may serve as an experiment and may unite people |
| language itself. Zamenhof's goal was to create an | | | | like any other community which is very popular these |
| easy and flexible language that would serve as a | | | | days. |
| universal second language to foster peace and | | | | But Esperanto as a tool to solve a problem can never |
| international understanding. (1) | | | | be successful. There for the problem is too |
| Google Trends shows a continuous decline in the use | | | | extensive, too complex and too large to be solved |
| of the word "Esperanto" since 2004, which is a first | | | | by the introduction of a new language. For a change |
| indication that the interest for the language is | | | | to be successful, the problem must be real and |
| declining. | | | | harmful. Current language cannot be attributed to |
| As a vehicle for change, the language is very | | | | have this in them; a language is never harmful. This is |
| interesting. One should immediately think about the | | | | different for the people who use it. |
| project to build the tower of Babel that failed due to | | | | (1) - |
| workers who didn't understand each other. Would a | | | | H.J.B. |