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.