Re: CHAT: The profile of a conlanger

Ed Heil wrote:

> SJ ("Guardians"): If they understand conlanging at all,they create an
> extremely realistic conlang which obeys all the rules of their
> favorite linguistic theory.  (More likely to just try to make everyone
> learn Esperanto or Lojban.)  Try to get everyone else to obey all the
> rules too.  Very picky about correct use of linguistic terminology.
> They'd really more likely be prescriptive grammarians than conlangers,
> however.  Classic Conlangs: Ido.
Hey! This sounds really insulting! I've taken the test
three times and come out SJ every time. And I'd say my
conlanging tendencies are the exact opposite of the above.
Except the part of realism. I would like it to follow the basic
universals if possible, but I also want it to be quirky so
that universalism almost never comes true.=20

> Those are just based on total stereotypes though. :)
Well, they'd better! ;)

> I rather than E because conlanging is fairly internal.  If you do get
> an E, then they're probably intent on using the conlang in a story or
> roleplaying game rahter than just creating it for its own sake.
I'm E, but I still just create it for its own sake.
=20
> P or J -- J-types will probably have the organization and
> sticktoitiveness needed to actually finish and exhaustively describe
> their conlangs, but the J-type personality seems antithetical to
> things which are unconventional and whimsical, so in that way I'd
> expect more P's.  The J's that are there will be the ones that
> actually finish conlangs. :)
Hmm... according to this it seems that I should be P, but I'm
a strong J. I am organized, but at the same time very restless
so I can never ever settle on anything. My conlang is under=20
constant change. And I mean constant.

OK. So here are my results:

The first time I took the test (about two years ago)
I was an ISTJ. The second time (a year ago) I had become
a softy and scored ISFJ. And now for the third time,
I scored ESFJ. So now I'm expressive as well.=20
Hmm... This must have something to do with me starting
first at uni, with the real change when starting to
take linguistics. :)

Some basic facts then, if anyone's interested:

male
age 22
blond (typically swedish blond)
no facial hair (can't grow any. possibly because
it's so blond i can't see it... :)
hetero (with girlfriend)
right-handed
agnostic/atheistic/don't really care
student at uni taking linguistics
ESFJ

Daniel Andreasson

PS. Oh, I'm also extremely intelligent, handsome,=20
charming and witty too. But that applies to all of=20
us conlangers, doesn't it? :)