tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post910745017194751377..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Who will fight for linguistic justice?Zen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-15953005747605532492010-12-24T10:29:47.627-05:002010-12-24T10:29:47.627-05:00More on the globaliaztion of English in this book ...More on the globaliaztion of English in this book review:<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-et-book-20101224,0,5898357.storyZen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-51172900897808915402010-12-23T03:10:27.397-05:002010-12-23T03:10:27.397-05:00@Zen:
Using Latin won't alleviate the problem...@Zen:<br /><br />Using Latin won't alleviate the problem. The problem with English is the cost of acquisition for an almost always less-than-brilliant result; Latin, being no easier than English, would suffer from exactly the same problem. Latin's having been the language of science is no more an argument in its favor than English's currently being the language of science is for English.<br /><br />The almost total absence of native Esperanto speakers is not an impediment. Esperanto is easy to learn yet expressive enough - for everyone, not just European language speakers - that mastery is within reasonable reach of everyone, the kind of mastery that would allow one to write a scientific article in perfectly clear and correct Esperanto with no help from anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-23890855726522141352010-12-22T03:48:35.945-05:002010-12-22T03:48:35.945-05:00Can I add that communication should be for all and...Can I add that communication should be for all and not only for an educational or political elite. That is how English is used internationally at the moment.<br /><br />And that was how Latin was used historically.<br /><br />Brian Barker<br />http://www.esperantolobby.netBrian Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619597021388228806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-61537972725057247332010-12-20T12:19:34.953-05:002010-12-20T12:19:34.953-05:00There's certainly a case for that, though I th...There's certainly a case for that, though I think English is sort of becoming what Esperanto was meant to be.<br /><br />To play devil's advocate for a second, if we were to consider using a language that had no native speakers, a better case might be made for returning to Latin. After all, it was the language of science for centuries.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-26722323528044523002010-12-20T08:26:35.403-05:002010-12-20T08:26:35.403-05:00I hope you will allow a response from someone who ...I hope you will allow a response from someone who has corrected the English of a few non-native speakers over the years. It is clear to me that, even when they can speak English well, those without English as a mother tongue are less subtle in their use of language than they would be in their first language. <br /><br />I would like to recommend a radical solution, the wider use of Esperanto, a language deliberately planned for international use. Esperanto, which has almost no native speakers, has been used for scientific purposes for over a century. Is my suggestion too radical?Bill Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810992711601197508noreply@blogger.com