Why does a constructed language (conlang) like Esperanto often fail to achieve widespread adoption despite deliberate planning?

💡 Explanation

A conlang struggles to spread due to the absence of a native speaker base, because language acquisition and transmission rely heavily on naturalistic exposure and cultural embedding. Therefore, adoption is limited, rather than issues of phonetic simplicity, grammatical complexity, or vocabulary, which are design choices in conlangs.

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