Project Gutenberg 2012-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 64 Witteryck, Antoon Jozef 1865 1934 De waarheid over Esperanto en Ido = La vérité sur l'Esperanto et l'Ido Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Andrew Sly and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "De waarheid over Esperanto en Ido = La vérité sur l'Esperanto et l'Ido" by Witteryck is a critical examination of the languages Esperanto and Ido, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a scientific publication focusing on the merits and shortcomings of these constructed languages, particularly in the context of the international language movement. The primary topic of the book revolves around the author's arguments in favor of Esperanto while scrutinizing the alternative Ido, highlighting the importance of having a universally accepted auxiliary language. In the book, Witteryck shares his personal journey through the heated debates regarding auxiliary languages, discussing his initial interest in Volapük before discovering Esperanto. He articulates his admiration for Esperanto's structure and simplicity, contrasting it with what he perceives as the flawed reasoning behind Ido’s creation. The latter part of the text addresses ten specific criticisms posed by Ido proponents against Esperanto, systematically rebutting each point. Witteryck argues that not only is Esperanto superior in terms of clarity and phonetic consistency, but it also promotes a more efficient and harmonious communication framework, making it an ideal choice for a global auxiliary language. Overall, the book is a thorough defense of Esperanto, advocating for its acceptance over the competing Ido language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr nl Esperanto Ido PM Text FR Langues FR Education et Enseignement Esperanto Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Other 100563 100564 2024-10-17T11:47:43.568572 2023-09-18T06:08:54.935822 text/html text/html 98412 2012-11-14T11:03:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 36164 2012-11-14T11:04:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 137096 2024-10-17T11:47:50.535550 application/epub+zip 135881 2024-10-17T11:47:47.474549 application/epub+zip 90594 2024-10-17T11:47:46.121542 application/epub+zip 360600 2024-10-17T11:47:52.608531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346915 2024-10-17T11:47:49.688546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120736 2022-09-18T20:27:52.184088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85827 2024-10-17T11:47:43.114554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85667 2012-11-14T11:03:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32694 2012-11-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 84719 2012-11-14T11:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32465 2012-11-14T11:04:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22328 2024-10-17T11:47:52.740510 application/rdf+xml 24711 2024-10-17T11:47:46.686539 image/jpeg 4726 2024-10-17T11:47:46.408566 image/jpeg 137384 2024-10-17T11:47:43.578563 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog eo.wikipedia