Prague Manifesto (Esperanto)
The Prague Manifesto ( esperanto Manifesto de Prago ) is a manifesto presented by the World Esperanto Federation during the 81st World Esperanto Congress in Prague , July 1996 , which emphasizes widespread goals and principles of the Esperanto movement. These include:
- Democracy - it is postulated that an international communication system would be more democratic if Esperanto were used because it would be superior to all competitors
- Transnational education - this is justified with the thesis that education in a language would convey a certain worldview, while learning Esperanto would convey a better worldview
- Successful language teaching - there are several studies mentioned that Esperanto makes it easier to learn other foreign languages
- Multilingualism - it is stated that every Esperantist is bilingual because he has learned Esperanto in addition to his mother tongue. This will broaden the horizon.
- Linguistic rights - it is claimed that there is an unequal distribution of power between languages , which Esperanto can help against.
- Linguistic diversity - this point assumes that national governments view linguistic diversity as a negative thing, which leads to the extinction of languages and Esperanto to linguistic diversity.
- The emancipation of humanity - this means that the exclusive use of national languages inevitably creates obstacles to freedom of expression, communication and association.
Web links
- Prague Manifesto in German translation