Esperanto

Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. The name derives from D-ro Esperanto (Dr. Hopeful), the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof first published the language in 1887. Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy-to-learn and flexible language as a universal second language to foster international understanding.

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Constructed - International language - Pseudonym - L. L. Zamenhof - 1887 - Second language

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Although no recognized country or well known organization (except, of course, many Esperanto-organisations like the UEA and E@I) has adopted the language officially, it has, since its publication, enjoyed continuous usage by a small but growing community. Today, Esperanto is employed in world travel, correspondence, cultural exchange, conventions, literature, language instruction, and radio broadcasting. There are even a thousand or so native speakers.

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Country - Native speakers

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There is experimental evidence that studying Esperanto before another foreign language improves one's ability to learn that language, so much so that it takes less time to learn both than it would to learn just the second.

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