But for most people it's frightening to think about getting prepared for life in a multilingual world. Consider how we talk about languages. Even if the speaker is a Venezuelan speaking Spanish in Caracas, or a Russian addressing the United Nations General Assembly in Russian, one hears the same phrase. You can find other examples if you look. The suggestion is that we are central , others are peripheral, and it's their job to adapt to our language.
Illusions are comforting , but they can inhibit the recognition and hence the solution of problems.
Unexamined phrases, in turn, can subtly promote illusions. Esperanto Studies and Interlinguistics . Esperantic Studies Foundation . Send questions or comments to Mark Fettes .