The language challenge -- facing up to reality

A former UN and WHO translator, who is also a psychologist -- Claude Piron taught for 20 years at the Psychology Department of the University of Geneva - shares his experience of international communication and discusses the international language Esperanto.
Subtitled in others languages:
http://dotsub.com/films/thelanguage/
http://min.us/mL783voxh

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[DannirLsne]

Esperanto is a language for communicate and so simple. English is a national langage so difficult.

[MrLingualistic]

Of course international conferences in Esperanto would be more 'lively', it's a one-language conference. But you forget the fact that if we adopt with a universal language there will be no originality of countries, no unique cultures. It sounds nice and all but remember that not many people speak Esperanto!! English is still the most popular language hands down. I'm not saying learning Esperanto is a waste of time but the language may not be as useful as 'Esperantists' make it seem to be.

[DannirLsne]

Esperanto should never be a national language, but the language of communication ONLY. English is the language of people, Esperanto the language for all. It is necessary to keep for each one his language, his originalities and his culture. Esperamto is the language easiest to learn for all. English is not a popular language… too difficult to learn and to know perfectly. Esperanto is neutral.

[DannirLsne]

Jes, cxar Cxinio lernigis esperanton al la gentoj por disvastigi "la bonan parolon" de komunismo. Nur la duono de cxinoj parolas la mandarinlingvon.

[Carlos Bueno]

Ĉu estas vero, ke Esperanto en Ĉinio estas tre disvastigata?

[Carlos Bueno]

La ulo nomata "vursu21", kies komento estis malskribita pro tio ke lia komento estis taksita tro negative, ne volas lerni tian regulecan lingvon.

Mi afiŝis angle, ĉar tre problable vursu21 ne povas legi esperante.

[Regis de Castro Gotardi]

Kial esperantisto afiŝas en la angla? xD

Kiu ne volas lerni esperanton pro ĝia reguleco?

[William Knox]

English's? Kaj pri la gramatiko de la angla???

[Carlos Bueno]

It's funny not want study because this reason, because I like Esperanto just because of its regularity, which includes the rule of easy identification of each word, such as the terminations -O, -A, -E, etc.

[Nellie K. Adaba]

Claude Piron is from my country Belgium.

[Nellie K. Adaba]

So true

[Nellie K. Adaba]

It is the international language and the language of business, because in every country they conduct their business meetings in English.