Kristian Jensen skrev:
> What really surprises me though is that folks studying linguistics=20
> at the university have never even heard of the word 'conlang'. Many=20
> of the students in my batch seem to be taking linguistics cause they=20
> don't know what else they should do.=20
Yes! That's exactly my experience as well! Last term we were
about 50 people in my class at uni. (first term of linguistics).
None of them were really interested. I devoured the course books,
but most of my class mates just seemed to think it was ok. 'Ok'?
Why do they take a subject if they're not interested in it?
Anyway, this year about 10 people continued to the 2nd term
and about five of us (the ones I hang out with :) seem to have
a genuin interest in linguistics. Thank god. It's nice to
be with people who understand you when you get all excited=20
about inverse constructions and such. :)
> The only one I have met so far=20
> at the university who was genuinely interested was a study advisor=20
> at the linguistics department. He claimed to have developed an outline =
> of a Slavic conlang based on sound changes applied to Old-church=20
> Slavonic - something to do with his dissertion. He asked a lot about=20
> Boreanesian grammar and phonology, and that is a lot more than I can=20
> say for the rest of the students I have met in the linguistics=20
> department.
Well, I guess I'm lucky to have met at least one person in my class
who found conlanging so interesting that she wanted to give
it a try. Maybe I should ask the other two of my best lingfriends
to see what they think about it?
/ Daniel Andreasson