Re: Men vs Women on Conlang

Sally Caves wrote:
> Hi, Camilla!  You are new to me, so I value your re-introduction.
> Maybe I'll follow suit, but it seems so... well, I've been on and off
> CONLANG for four years.
please do introduce yourself. I'm sure people here would be interested.
I know I would be.

> a priori -- "from the previous" in Latin; i.e., "based on a
> hypothesis or theory rather than on experiment of experience, or made
> before or without examination, not supported by factual study."
> a posteriori-- "from the subsequent" in Latin; used in Logic to mean
> "denoting reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles,
> or from effects to causes."
well, thank you for your explanation!

now I am able to understand to the question at hand. however, I have no
idea as to the answer. why one would be more commonly created by women
than the other is beyond me. all I know is that, according to the
descriptions above, I have very little interest in creating an a
posteriori langauge.

I'm creating my language the way I want it to be, or rather the way I
feel it ought to be. and I'm doing it in order to learn and use it,
partly because I feel the need for something more expressive than my
native natlangs, and partly becasue I love languages.

creating five-something abstract languages in order to test some new
lingustic ideas or making a posteriori conlang, is just not my cup of
tea. I'd rather just keep expanding and learning my one conlang.

---
Camilla

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