Standardization and self-regulation in an international speech community
The case of Esperanto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5010411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sabine Fiedler (0000-0001-9696-9630, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 2006 |
| Issue | 177 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2006.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2020558688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper is concerned with Esperanto, the only planned language system that has managed the successful transition from the status of a mere project to a full-fledged language. This is partly due to linguostructural properties, but above all to extralinguistic factors. Esperanto has found a sufficiently diverse and productive speech community which guarantees the constant and sustained dissemination of the language. This paper describes Esperanto as a planned language of the autonomous a posteriori subgroup. Its linguistic norm, which is documented in the Fundamento de Esperanto (1905), has developed steadily and become stable. It is supervised by the Akademio de Esperanto . Self-regulation takes place in a field of tension between diversifying forces (e.g. different linguistic and cultural influences because of the speakers' native backgrounds) and unifying forces (e.g. application during international meetings, literature, and radio programs). Its productive and flexible word formation system and syntax make Esperanto a means of communication with high expressive quality and stylistic variation. The main reason for the ease of Esperanto communication, however, is its democratic character: the lack of a native speaker whose competence decides on the language standard facilitates symmetrical communication
Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Standardization · Law · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Family language policy of bilingual couples using Esperanto as a Lingua Franca
| Citations per year | 0.37 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |