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What is Esperanto's solution to words in specialized fields?

de RACiEP, 27 de febrero de 2013

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RACiEP (Mostrar perfil) 27 de febrero de 2013 03:37:05

I know that if there isn't a word in Esperanto, you are typically able to construct it yourself using various roots, affixes, and suffixes. However, what about words in specialized fields? I'm talking about things like anatomy, astronomy, quantum physics, etc.

Thanks.

Demian (Mostrar perfil) 27 de febrero de 2013 06:21:13

This may help.

sudanglo (Mostrar perfil) 27 de febrero de 2013 14:34:38

A lot of words in those fields are international and slip in under rule 15.

However when neither a rule 15 word nor a home-grown compound seems right, you can invent your own word (or just borrow the English or French term with appropriate changes.)

But it's best to check the dictionaries first to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Were you thinking of some particular word for which you needed the Esperanto equivalent?

adrianlfc9 (Mostrar perfil) 5 de marzo de 2013 13:18:20

sudanglo:A lot of words in those fields are international and slip in under rule 15.
Rule 15... Of how many rules? Im guessing there is a list of these rules on this website somewhere so i can become enlightened on the rules and forward my learning?

patrik (Mostrar perfil) 5 de marzo de 2013 13:33:37

adrianlfc9:
sudanglo:A lot of words in those fields are international and slip in under rule 15.
Rule 15... Of how many rules? Im guessing there is a list of these rules on this website somewhere so i can become enlightened on the rules and forward my learning?
Read it here: The Sixteen (Fundamental) Rules of Esperanto Grammar okulumo.gif

Hector91 (Mostrar perfil) 5 de marzo de 2013 15:58:45

I have a question. Who creates new esperanto words ? I mean, for example, in this case ,RACIeP asks for words in specialized fields wich maybe do not exist and we have to create it but, if anyone of us starts creating his own words it will be a mess. Is there any organization who control this stuff and creates and includes new words in the lexicon like for example,the RAE in Spanish?

My english is quite bad i hope you understand me.

darkweasel (Mostrar perfil) 5 de marzo de 2013 15:59:57

adrianlfc9:
sudanglo:A lot of words in those fields are international and slip in under rule 15.
Rule 15... Of how many rules? Im guessing there is a list of these rules on this website somewhere so i can become enlightened on the rules and forward my learning?
Rule 15 provides a framework for getting internationally understood words into Esperanto. Words in specialized fields are often common among many languages, which is why they can be brought into Esperanto when needed.

When to use a compound of existing (*) words and when to use an internationally understood one is a frequent point of discussion among Esperantists.

(*) lernu! team, please please fix the bug about this word getting "exstingi" when I type too quickly malgajo.gif

erinja (Mostrar perfil) 6 de marzo de 2013 02:00:20

Hector91:I have a question. Who creates new esperanto words ? I mean, for example, in this case ,RACIeP asks for words in specialized fields wich maybe do not exist and we have to create it but, if anyone of us starts creating his own words it will be a mess. Is there any organization who control this stuff and creates and includes new words in the lexicon like for example,the RAE in Spanish?
There is an Academy of Esperanto (Akademio de Esperanto) that controls the official dictionary. But as you can imagine, many speakers also use unofficial words. Normally the Akademio doesn't just create new words. They look at words that have come into widespread use in the community, and then make them official.

Miland (Mostrar perfil) 7 de marzo de 2013 08:40:37

To save you the trouble of re-inventing wheels you may find specialised Esperanto dictionaries useful, if you are interested in a particular field, though some of them may be available only in used copies. Here's a page in the UEA catalogue.

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