Is there a particular correct pronunciation?
Zamenhof established the correct pronunciation using phonetic indications. But I think it depends how much you travel with Esperanto, because the more you travel, the more you learn an international pronunciation. Are there sound recordings of him speaking? Yes, there are, from 1905. And he speaks very clearly, very fluently, and very beautifully. Did the Esperanto he spoke then sound like an older Esperanto compared to today? Yes, not so much phonetically, but in the words he uses. We use other words now for certain things, and new words have come into use as well. How do words get added to the language? In the same way as in every other language. People start to use some form of a word, and then there are people who think of how to make new words in accordance to the rules of Esperanto, and figure out how we can establish a word that’s easy to use. Is there an official body that approves new words? There is an academy, and it’s based in the countries where the academicians live. Offi
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