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Why is it, then, that so many of us TUSSLE with the basics of global communication?
'Tussle' must mean something like 'struggle', as the context suggests a surprising reaction towards something that is basic.
As an artificial language, it is appreciated as being DEVOID OF ideological or political connotations.
'Devoid of ' must mean 'WITHOUT' or 'LACKING', as clearly a language is more likely to be appreciated if it does not have any ideological or political associati
Esperanto may well be the answer that second-Ianguage learners have been SEEKING.
'SEEKING' must mean something like ‘LOOKING FOR' or 'HOPING TO FIND', as that makes sense with the idea of second-language learners
The main criticism of Esperanto is that, despite its LOFTY ideals, the language never really caught on.
'LOFTY' must mean something like 'HIGH' , as the context makes it clear that it is some kind of positive adjective reinforcing the concept of ideals.
It may even be considered as maintaining a primarily Western point of view, something the creator of Esperanto initially set out to MITIGATE
'MITIGATE' must mean 'REDUCE' or 'MINIMISE', as the context suggests that the creator wouldn't have wished his new language present an exclusively Westem point
However, advocates of Esperanto would COUNTER this criticism by maintaining that all languages can be considered as artificial.
'COUNTER' must mean 'ARGUE AGAINST' , as the context makes it clear that supporters of Esperanto would react negatively to criticisms made against it
PROPONENTS of the language assert that it has succeeded in areas where English might have failed.
'PROPONENTS' must mean'SUPPORTERS’ or 'PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FAVOUR OF ', as the context makes it clear that proponents view Esperanto in a favourable light.
The global uptake of Esperanto may not eventually TOPPLE English FROM ITS PERCH, consigning it to a status similar to that of modern-day Latin.
TOPPLE .. . FROM ITS PERCH' must mean 'REMOVE FROM ITS POSITION’, as that is what has happened to Latin, once also an international language.
What is INTERESTING is that, OVER A HUNDRED YEARS ago, a Dr Ludwig Zamenhof published a book about a new language that he had DEVELOPED.
What is FASCINATING is that, MORE THAN A CENTURY ago, a Dr Ludwig Zamenhof published a book about a new language that he had CREATED/DESIGNED.
It is CLAIMED to be EASY to MASTER.
It is said to be SIMPLE to LEARN.
It is appreciated as being DEVOID OF the ideological or political CONNOTATIONS that accompany languages of FORMER colonial powers.
It is appreciated as being WITHOUT ANY of the ideological or political ASSOCIATIONS that accompany languages of ERSTWHILE/PREVIOUS colonial powers.
The language never really CAUGHT ON among THE GLOBAL POPULATION in the way its creator INTENDED.
The language never really SUCCEEDED among PEOPLE WORLDWIDE in the way its creator HOPED.
What Esperanto LACKS in culture it MAKES UP for in efficiency.
What Esperanto DOES NOT HAVE in culture it COMPENSATES FOR in efficiency.
Esperanto has BUILT UP a history of its own, one shared by the thousands who speak it and use it as AN INTERNATIONAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.
Esperanto has CREATED a history of its own, one shared by the thousands who speak it and use it as a LINGUA FRANCA/GLOBAL LANGUAGE .
