Globalization means communication. The blistering increase of social media platforms, and the accessibility to different parts of the world, good communication, more than ever, is key to a harmonious world. Our problem is, with roughly 6500 languages spoken today, misunderstandings are inevitable. It is a commonly faced dilemma; How do we know that the person who unfortunately speaks Thai and very broken English isn’t exactly the person we need to open our eyes to something we never imagined. How do we know that the person we were talking to, didn’t actually mean what they said, but just couldn’t communicate it properly due to language barriers. The answer I propose to prevent these difficulties is what many have suggested before: enforce Esperanto.
Esperanto, invented in 1887 to become a universal language, is the remedy that could demolish all language barriers. It is a language that belongs to none and yet everyone. However for whatever reasons, it didn’t take off. When reading this text, I hope to open your eyes to the possibility of a ubiquitous language to unite us all.
First of all let’s get the assumption that Esperanto will be the only spoken language. Many fear that other languages will …show more content…
With and estimated 400 million native speakers and 700 million who speak it as a foreign language, English is the most wide spread language, used in politics, economics and pretty much everything else. 65 countries made English their official language, mainly as a result of colonialism. And that is where we stumble upon a tucked away problem. English comes with so much baggage, all the history of oppression and domination countries such as the UK and USA had over others. When English is the main language, it gives them advantages and more power over others. Which is why I think it essential that a language that doesn’t belong to one state of culture becomes the authoritative
Esperanto, invented in 1887 to become a universal language, is the remedy that could demolish all language barriers. It is a language that belongs to none and yet everyone. However for whatever reasons, it didn’t take off. When reading this text, I hope to open your eyes to the possibility of a ubiquitous language to unite us all.
First of all let’s get the assumption that Esperanto will be the only spoken language. Many fear that other languages will …show more content…
With and estimated 400 million native speakers and 700 million who speak it as a foreign language, English is the most wide spread language, used in politics, economics and pretty much everything else. 65 countries made English their official language, mainly as a result of colonialism. And that is where we stumble upon a tucked away problem. English comes with so much baggage, all the history of oppression and domination countries such as the UK and USA had over others. When English is the main language, it gives them advantages and more power over others. Which is why I think it essential that a language that doesn’t belong to one state of culture becomes the authoritative