Archive for 'Esperanto Language'
Multi-Fractal Analysis…? Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 19, 2009
An article published last year in the New Scientist Technology Blog suggests that Esperanto is fundamentally different from other languages. Astonishing! To be frank, I have no idea what multi-fractal analysis has to do with linguistic comparison, but the author of the post seems to draw a conclusion the rest of us missed. If you…
Septembra Mateno – William Auld Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 11, 2009
Autumn is on its way! The stint of cooler weather in my part of the country has me in a mode of nostalgia for seasons past. So, I thought I’d share one of William Auld’s fall-themed poems, entitled “Septembra Mateno” (September Morning). Not only is it a great, short piece, but it also illustrates examples…
Research and Such Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 7, 2009
I foresee a day when universities across the globe will offer “Esperanto Studies” as a major field of research. We’re still a ways off right now – so far, I know of no US universities that offer an Esperanto degree, and only NASK seems to provide any college credit for advanced Esperanto study. However, that certainly does…
Dictionary Links Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 5, 2009
Cxu vi deziras vortarojn? Even the best sometimes need a quick reference to help them find the word for which they’re searching. I’ve decided to list a few of my favorites here, in case anyone wanted to grab hold of one. Online, you can find a simple TXT-file version at the ever-reliable Project Gutenberg. Click…
Tremendous Scholarly Text Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 4, 2009
If you have ever found yourself searching for a compendium of major Esperanto literary works, at last your needs have been met! A fairly new (circa 2008) English-language encyclopedia is now available. As soon as my university procures a copy of this enormous tome, I’ll give it a thorough read! Prices for Geoffrey Sutton’s Concise…
We now have tags! Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 2, 2009
Saluton! I have recently been informed that Transparent Language’s blog client allows us to place tags on posts, in order to help with the organization of entries by topic. As you may have noticed, the more recent entries now have tags on them. By the middle of the week, I should have taxonomized all the…
Thank you, Blogging Community! Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 1, 2009
Back in July, I mentioned that this blog had been nominated along with hundreds of other blogs as a contender for the Top Language Learning Blogs of 2009. I’m happy (and surprised beyond belief!) to report that the Transparent Language Esperanto Blog is ranked #36 out of all the blogs nominated! Check out the results…