Author: KREUTZER, J.,
Title: Esperanto ein Kulturgut? Sein Wesen und Wert im Feuer der Kritik. [1. Auflage/first edition].
Description: Köln, Heroldo de Esperanto, 1929. Small 8°., original printed wrappers. 108pp. Footnotes, list of useful addresses, table of contents, [3]pp. of related advert. at very end. Critical essay on subject-matter, the global artificial language Esperanto, analyzing pro's and con's, including political attitude towards esperanto fron a german point-of-view. Essay preceded by an introduction on the value of other artificial languages. the name 'Esperanto' has been derived after the first publication on this language in 1887 by Ludovich Zamenhof, using the pseudonym 'Esperanto' (= 'Let's hope'). Of all artificial languages Esperanto became, no doubt, the most successful one. Esperanto is specially designed to assist global communication between people from all thinkable cultures and languages, practical use has been already proved over a period of more than a century. Good copy.

Keywords: linguistics language esperanto globalization culture heritage artificial kunsttaal