99% Invisible: A Designed Language
What would it be like if, in addition to our native languages, we could communicate across cultures in a neutral second language?
2011 / Roman Mars / KALW 91.7, San Fransico, USA
What would it be like if, in addition to our native languages, we could communicate across cultures in a neutral second language?
So thought the designers of the Esperanto language, which didn't (or hasn't yet) become the world's second language, but does have around 50,000 speakers - more than any other invented language in history.
Esperanto is the topic of this episode of 99% Invisible, which producer Roman Mars describes as "a tiny radio show about design, architecture, and the 99% invisible activity that shapes our worlds."
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Roman Mars (@romanmars) is the creator of 99% Invisible , a short radio show about design and architecture.
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