Re: Conlang-to-body-shape connections

Andreas Johansson wrote:

>I'm afraid I'm unable to extract much amusing info from the data I got on
>peoples heights, weights and conlang preferences. This is, presumably
mostly
>due to the low number of respondents and the disparate descriptions of
their
>conlang preferences; the theory can't possibly be wrong!
  Here you go: I'm fairly average (I think) - 5'11" and roughly 175 lbs. I
still can't think in metric, sorry.
  I've experimented with a few different types of grammar: accusative,
ergative, verbless; SVO, SOV, PVA, VSO, TAA (temporal particle, arguments).
But mostly I've stuck with one language -- not because I prefer its
structure but because it was here before, and it's biggest, and it tends to
engulf any little ones as soon as they start. However, I'm determined to
get more work done on the ergative Tolborese and the verbless Omurax --
someday.
  Put me down as such: Rhean is SOV (occasionally OSV or OVS), accusative,
agglutinative/inflecting, and very flexible.

>The short-people-are-more-prone-to-bounce theory seems to hold water.
  Do they bounce when you throw them? ;)

M

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