Re: Synaesthesia

On 28 Dec, Joseph Fatula wrote:

> For most of you this probably sounds crazy, and if it doesn't make any
sense
> I'm not sure if I could explain it.  But hopefully someone here knows what
> I'm talking about.
>
> I've recently discovered a psychological term, "synaesthesia".  I've read
a
> few descriptions of it, but they all make it sound like it's a disorder
> where you can't tell if something is a sound or an image.  And that's not
> how I'd describe it.  I'm going to ask a few questions / make a few
comments
> below and see if they resonate with anyone.  For me, conlanging is
> intimately connected with this.

    Yes they do resonate with us, Joseph.
To follow the full discussion we had on this list the last
time it came up for discussion, please check out
the conlang archives at:

        www.listserv.brown.edu/archives

The original posting on synesthesia was, I think, on
9 December, 1999.

    Dan Sulani
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