Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) was established in 1968 as a vehicle for promoting scholarly research and dialogue on issues concerned with world language problems and language policy and planning. It works to promote the understanding and implementation of linguistic justice in a multicultural world through three priority areas: Research, Conservation and Education, supported by a system of grants and awards. This blog, ESF Connected, showcases recent activities and achievements within ESF’s priority areas, and the work of ESF and others more generally.
Ĝisdatigo pri la Tekstaro kaj PIV
La laboroj pri la Tekstaro de Esperanto (la Tekstaro), kaj pri la estonta versio de la Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (PIV) progresas intense. La du projektoj, ambaŭ financataj de Esperantic Studies Foundation, praktike kunfandiĝis en unu projekton, ĉar la tekstoj en la Tekstaro estas abunde uzataj por provizi PIV-on per ekzemploj de reala uzo. Ambaŭ projektojn gvidas Bertilo Wennergren....
Update on la Tekstaro and PIV
Work on the Textbook of Esperanto (la Tekstaro), and on the future version of the Full Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto (PIV) is fiercely progressing. The two projects, both funded by the Esperantic Studies Foundation, have merged into one project, because the texts in la Tekstaro are used abundantly to provide PIV with real-use examples. Both projects are led by Bertilo Wennergren. The work...
The Esperanto Textbooks That Never Were
Among the many joys of doing research, my favourite is best described as “archival serendipity” – to find something you were not actually looking for. Few things are more attractive than pulling on a thread you never knew was there, just to see what might unravel. This is one of the reasons I tend to get particularly excited when the Special Collections catalogue describes an item as [place of...
La Esperantaj Lernolibroj Kiuj Neniam Estis
Esplorado alportas multajn momentojn da ĝojo, kaj mia preferata el tiaj momentoj plej bone priskribeblas per la esprimo “hazarda neplanita eltrovo en arkivoj”: trovi ion, kion oni fakte ne serĉis. Apenaŭ ekzistas io pli alloga ol tiri fadenon, pri kies ekzisto oni ne konsciis, nur por vidi, kio malnodiĝos. Tial mi sentas apartan eksciton, kiam la priskriboj en la Specialaj Kolektoj entenas...
The early days of Esperanto in Bohemia
Prague is a stunningly beautiful city. When you wander around the city centre you will hear a myriad of languages. Perhaps not Esperanto, yet it is there if you look for it. If you walk across the Old Town Square towards the Powder Tower you will see the Charles University Bookshop on the right-hand side. It is a gem of a bookshop. Whenever I visit, my first stop is the history section, then...
La fruaj tagoj de Esperanto in Bohemujo
Prago estas mirinde bela urbo. Kiam oni vagas tra la urbocentro, oni aŭdas miriadon da lingvoj. Eble ne Esperanton, sed ĝi tamen ĉeestas, se oni serĉas ĝin. Se oni transiras la Malnovurban Placon direkte al la Pulva Pordego, oni vidas dekstre la Librovendejon de la Karola Universitato. Tiu librovendejo estas juvelo. Kiam ajn mi vizitas, mi iras unue al la sekcio pri historio, poste al la sekcio...
Conlang Excursions 7: Esperanto in a parallel universe
Just a few steps away in the infinite multiverse, a version of you is reading this in Volapük. Volapük was the first international language to achieve any noticeable success. A German Catholic priest called Johann Martin Schleyer (rhymes with “higher”) devised it on a sleepless night in 1879, attributing the idea to divine inspiration. He published the following year. According to Charles E....
Planlingvaj ekskursoj 7: Esperanto en paralela universo
Nur kelketajn paŝojn for en la senlima multuniverso, varianto de vi legas ĉi tion en Volapuko. El la internaciaj lingvoj Volapuko estis la unua, kiu atingis ian rimarkeblan sukceson. Germana katolika pastro nomita Johann Martin Schleyer (“Ŝlajer”) elpensis ĝin en sendorma nokto en 1879, atribuante la ideon al dia inspiro. Li publikigis en la posta jaro. Laŭ la Man-libro de Volapuko de Charles E....
Bulletin · Bulteno
Short bilingual announcements of publications and projects
Mallongaj dulingvaj anoncoj pri eldonaĵoj kaj projektoj
Contribute an item · Kontribui eron
Rudolf Carnap and the Esperanto movement · kaj la Esperanto-movado
The German book Logischer Empirismus, Lebensreform und die deutsche Jugendbewegung (Logical Empiricism, Life Reform and the German Youth Movement), published this year, contains a chapter by Ulrich Lins, “Sprache transnational: Rudolf Carnap und die Esperantobewegung”...
Online C2-level CEF exam in November · Reta KER-ekzameno je nivelo C2 novembre
In 2022, the CEF Examination Centre of the World Esperanto Association launched an examination at the highest level (C2) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. A team of experts worked on this for over a year. Experienced Esperantists and...
The Future of linguistics · La estonteco de lingvoscienco
This blog article discusses trends in linguistics and the way they are shaping our future. Ĉi tiu blogartikolo diskutas aktualajn direktojn en lingvoscienco kaj ilia maniero modli nian estontecon.
Singing, speech production, and the brain · Kantado, parolproduktado kaj la cerbo
Here is an interesting article about recent work led by Jianjing Kuang, a linguist at the University of Pennsylvania, to study how people create vowels when they sing. Jen interesa artikolo pri lastatempa laboro gvidata de Jianjing Kuang, lingvisto ĉe la Universitato...
From ideal to real · De idealismo al realismo
The non-profit organisation Global Voices recently published an article in Esperanto and seven other languages, entitled “Esperanto: De idealismo al realismo” (Esperanto: Can the language of idealism face reality?). La neprofitocela organizaĵo Global Voices (Tutmondaj...
Linguistic predictions during comprehension · Lingvaj prognozoj dum komprenado
Theorists propose that the brain constantly generates implicit predictions that guide information processing. During language comprehension, such predictions have indeed been observed, but it remains disputed under which conditions and at which processing level these...
The language that doesn’t use “no” · La lingvo, kiu ne uzas “ne”
Nepal’s Kusunda language has no known origin and a number of quirks, like no words for “yes” or “no”. It also has only one fluent speaker left, something linguists are racing to change. La kusunda lingvo en Nepalo havas nekonatan devenon kaj kelke da kuriozaĵoj,...
Linguistics and the Austronesian expansion · Lingvoscienco kaj la aŭstronezia ekspansio
The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion. This was the last major migration of people spreading out across the Pacific Ocean from eastern Taiwan and, ultimately,...
Non-speech vocal cues · Neparolaj voĉsignaloj
New research finds that specific parts of the brain recognize complex cues in human vocal sounds that do not involve speech, such as crying, coughing or gasping. Insights into the organization of the brain voice-recognition system will enable researchers to better...
Latin, Linguistics, Friendship and Poetry · Latino, lingvoscienco, amikeco kaj poezio
Here is an interview, entitled “Latin and Linguistics As the Gateway to Friendship and Poetry About Palestine”, with Kevin Hadduck, author of “Beloved Brother, Beloved Sister. Poems for Palestine” (2019). “Beautifully illustrated, this book is highly recommended for...
Edukado.net in Montreal · Edukado.net en Montrealo
Earlier this month, Edukado.net actively contributed to the World Esperanto Congress in Montreal. Here is a report on what took place, with photos. Pli frue en la nuna monato Edukado.net aktive kontribuis al la programoj de la montreala UK. Jen raporto pri la agado,...
Universal language network in the brain · Universala lingvoreto en la cerbo
In a large-scale functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, neuroscientists from MIT and Harvard University evaluated the claim of language universality with respect to core features of the brain's neural architecture. En ampleksa studo per funkcia magneta...
To be or not to be? · Ĉu esti aŭ ne esti?
A short article by Yutian Li, a student at the Beijing Royal School, entitled “The Vitality of Esperanto: To be or Not to be?”, provides a broad overview of Esperanto and may be of interest. Mallonga artikolo de Yutian Li, studento ĉe la Pekina Reĝa Lernejo, sub la...
Future of Languages conference · Konferenco Estonteco de Lingvoj
The international Future of Languages conference will be held at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík on 8 and 9 June 2023. The program will consist of theoretical and practical presentations as language teachers join forces to learn from each others’ experiences...
Esperanto in revolutionary Russia · Esperanto en la revolucia Rusio
A review by Alison Long has recently been published of Brigid O’Keeffe’s book Esperanto and languages of internationalism in revolutionary Russia. Lastatempe aperis recenzo verkita de Alison Long pri la libro de Brigid O’Keeffe Esperanto and languages of...
World Humanitarian Day · Monda Humanitara Tago
Today is World Humanitarian Day, and the non-profit organization Translators without Borders wants to honour humanitarians everywhere by sharing its community’s voices. Hodiaŭ estas la Monda Humanitara Tago, kaj la ne-profitocela organizaĵo Tradukistoj Sen Landlimoj...
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