Re: a couple probably dumb questions on language learning


Stefano MAC:GREGOR wrote:
Alexander Magidow wrote:

citation?

Certainly. On page...

http://www.radicalparty.org/esperanto/ins_un.htm

...you will see the following:

<<9.Esperanto is easy to learn. Also, it has been demonstrated by
authoritative academic institutions that, thanks to its didactic
qualities, knowing Esperanto makes it easier to learn other languages.
Esperanto is the language of the International Academy of Sciences at
San Marino.>>

Without mentioning the languages known by the learner or the "other
languages" to be learned.
Doesn't take us much further.
If the learner doesn't have a Romance, duh. It gives vocabulary,
period.
If he does, what the hell is Esperanto going to bring? In detail,
please.

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