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In:Approaches to Interlinguistics and Esperanto Studies
Edited by Ilona Koutny and Nicolau A. Dols Salas
[Studies in World Language Problems 12] 2027
► pp. 22–38

Chapter 2
Basic traits of Esperanto as a means of interlingual communication

A comparative approach

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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Macro-sociolinguistic position of Esperanto
    • 2.1Various means of interlingual communication
    • 2.2Criteria to compare Esperanto with other means of interlingual communication
    • 2.3Comparison according to arguments for Esperanto
    • 2.4Comparison according to arguments against Esperanto
  • 3.“Forum” as a third aspect of Esperanto
  • 4.Herzberg: “The Esperanto city” and its “colorful evenings”
  • 5.Communication in the “colorful evenings”
  • 6.Outlook
  • Author queries
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
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