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Esperanto is what is called a planned, or artificial language.

Esperanto is what is called a planned, or

artificial language. It was created more than a

century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar

Zamenhof, Zamenhof believed that a common

language would help to alleviate some of the

misunderstandings among cultures.

In Zamenhof’s first attempt at a universal

language, he tried to create a language that was

as uncomplicated as possible. This first language

included words such as abs, ac, ba, eb, be, and ce.

This did not result in a workable language in that

these monosyllabic words, though short, were not

easy to understand or to retain.

Next, Zamenhof tried a different way of

constructing a simplified language. He made the

words in his language sound like words that people

already knew, but he simplified the grammar

tremendously. One example of how he simplified

the language can be seen in the suffixes: all nouns

in this language end in o, as in the noun amiko,

which means “friend” and all adjectives end in-a as

in the adjective bela, which means “pretty. Another

example of the simplified language can be seen

in the prefix mal-, which makes a word opposite

in meaning. The word malamiko therefore means

“enemy” and the word malbela, therefore means

“ugly” in Zamenhof’s language.

In 1887, Zamenhof wrote a description of this

language and published it. He used a periname,

Dr. Esperanto when signing the book. He selected

the name Esperanto because this word means

“a person who hopes” in his language. Esperanto

clubs began popping up throughout Europe, and

by 1905 Esperanto had spread from Europe to

America and Asia.

In 1905, the First World Congress of Esperanto

took place in France, with approximately 700

attendees from 20 different countries. Congresses

were held annually for nine years, and 4,000

attendees were registered for the Tenth World

Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914, when

World War I erupted and forced its cancellation.

[A] Esperanto has had its ups and downs

in the period since World War I. [B]. Today, years

after it was introduced, it is estimated that

perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent

in it. [C]. Current advocates would like to see its

use grow considerably and are taking steps to

try to make this happen.

In organizing the ideas in the passage, the author starts by…..

A. discussing the creator of the new language

B. stating the arguments against the new language

C. emphasizing the importance of learning a new language

D. refuting the previous belief about a language

E. explaining what the new language is

jawaban;

E. explaining what the new language is

penjelasan;

Untuk menentukan bagaimana penulis

memulai penulisan teks cermati paragraf 1 dan

temukan ide pokoknya. Paragraf 1 membicarakan

definisi dari Esperanto, diciptakan oleh siapa

dan kapan, dan tujuannya. menjelaskan bahasa baru Esperanto.

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