Why did Esperanto fail? Because it was created using the "Tolkien method": based on subjective criteria of euphony. There are many other reasons but this is the main one. Creating a universal human language should be the work of talented mathematicians. If this language proves convenient for the majority of the planet's intellectuals, then in a century or two most humans will know it.
J. R. R. Tolkien's writing style is satirical—an absurdist prank, a kind of postmodern erotica.
ОтветитьУдалитьIt sounds insane, but J.R.R. Tolkien's influence on 21st-century geopolitics is comparable to Karl Marx's influence on 20th-century geopolitics.
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