Elaine Knox
FROM the very beginnings of recorded history, there has been a desire to create a single language that could unite humankind. Allegorised in the biblical story of the , as well as in from cultures around the world, the belief has always been that the diversity of languages – there are over 7000 spoken today – is a problem for which we need to find a solution. This has led, down through the centuries, to many a trying to craft some form of truly universal communication.
To date, however, none of these have properly succeeded. But with…
