Esperanto style guidelines
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Esperanto style guidelines are a set of conventions and recommendations for correct and consistent usage of the Esperanto language, shaped over time by official language bodies and the broader Esperanto community.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language style guide
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linguistic convention ⓘ |
| areBasedOn | Fundamento de Esperanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areDocumentedIn |
Akademio de Esperanto decisions
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editorial guidelines of Esperanto periodicals ⓘ style sections of Esperanto grammars ⓘ |
| areInfluencedBy |
Akademio de Esperanto recommendations
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broader Esperanto community usage ⓘ |
| cover |
affix usage
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capitalization ⓘ grammar ⓘ lexicon ⓘ loanword adaptation ⓘ neologism formation ⓘ orthography ⓘ punctuation ⓘ style and register ⓘ technical terminology ⓘ word formation ⓘ |
| emphasize |
avoidance of unnecessary synonyms
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clarity of expression ⓘ consistent use of diacritics ⓘ internationally understandable roots ⓘ phonemic spelling ⓘ regular morphology ⓘ transparent word formation ⓘ use of correlatives according to the table system ⓘ |
| language | Esperanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure correct usage of Esperanto
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facilitate mutual understanding among Esperanto speakers ⓘ promote consistent usage of Esperanto ⓘ |
| recommend |
adaptation of foreign proper names to Esperanto phonology when appropriate
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agreement of adjectives with nouns in number and case ⓘ avoiding excessive national-language influence ⓘ consistent treatment of proper names ⓘ use of Esperanto affixes instead of direct borrowing when possible ⓘ use of hyphens in certain compound forms when needed for clarity ⓘ use of simple, regular word order with flexibility for emphasis ⓘ use of the -a ending for adjectives ⓘ use of the -as ending for present tense verbs ⓘ use of the -e ending for adverbs ⓘ use of the -i ending for infinitive verbs ⓘ use of the -is ending for past tense verbs ⓘ use of the -j ending to mark plural nouns and adjectives ⓘ use of the -o ending for nouns ⓘ use of the -os ending for future tense verbs ⓘ use of the -u ending for imperative verbs ⓘ use of the -us ending for conditional verbs ⓘ use of the accusative -n to mark direct objects ⓘ use of the definite article "la" without gender or number variation ⓘ |
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