Re: CHAT: Synesthesia and conlanging (was Re: The ConlangInstinct)

Nik>>>>>>
Speaking of which, for you non-native speakers of English, what was your
original impression of English before learning it?  Did you find it
beautiful or ugly, and what gave it that impression?
<<<<<<

Dang! That's a very good question!  May I state it in a more detailed way?

I'm aware of the various ways that different languages sound to English speakers
who don't know that language (guttural, slurred, sing-song, fast, slow, hissing,
etc).  What "stereotypical" features do other languages have to describe
English?

There's a tiny bit of "on-topic" in there, as I'm trying to get together some
lang/culture stuff for describing the various perceptions of eachothers
languages held by my concultures.





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