Re: CHAT: Art appreciation and conlang appreciation

david@dynamicdiagrams.com writes:
>When confronted with an unknown con-script, one's sensitive ability to
>analyze visual input is able to give much more immediate intuition into
>the
>structure of a work than when presented with a simple recording. It also
>ties into one's visual esthetic directly.

Well, I've noticed that for most people in natlangs at least, they
appreciate scripts more than they do a language. For instance, I've heard
people actually say: "Chinese (Cantonese) is grating in how it sounds, but
the writing is utterly beautiful!". I think it is easier to appreciate
things by their appearance, than by how they work, for most people.

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