ISBN : 9782296129528

ESPERANTO AS A FAMILY LANGUAGE


It is not uncommon that a vehicular language comes to be used as an everyday language in some families, even though it is native to neither parent. Besides such better-known examples as English, French or Russian, Esperanto presents a linguistically interesting case of such a language. Though its role in interethnic communication has remained limited, Esperanto was certainly a language created first and foremost to serve as a common second language in the world, and therefore its use in families and its nativisation may seem to be a surprising development. This paper aims to present an overview of the phenomenon and to point out some methodologica...