اللغات الاصطناعية : الإسبرانتو مثالا

Abstract EN

This study looks at artificial languages; particularly the ones built on human languages.

The researcher chose Esperanto, the artificial language created by Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, as it is the most famous, successful and accepted one among enthusiasts of artificial languages.

The study delves in the causes behind the creation and failure of artificial languages after they gained some momentum in some parts of the world.

The study also examines the whole concept of having a universal language, whether human or artificial such as Esperanto.

To achieve this, the researcher has opted for the critical analytical research model.

Perhaps, the most significant finding highlights that one of the most important reasons behind the failure of artificial languages in general, and Esperanto in particular, was the wrong idea behind their creation; which was the belief that causes of conflict and lack of communication between people emanate from the difference in the languages they speak.

Mistakenly, artificial languages enthusiasts believe that if all people speak one language, conflicts will cease.

Another finding is that the idea of promoting any language, human or artificial, to be a universal one, by a spontaneous or forced manner, is doomed to failure.