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Abrigon Gusiq wrote: > Maybe why we Conlang, to do something to see how we think, how others think, > how language playes in our lives, perceptions. Maybe the "Whorf?" theory is > right? It's the Sapir-Whorf Theory, and yes, I think it probly has something to do with our personalities. Language is a part of culture, and reflects the values of said culture. An individual is essentially a culture of one, and therefore, our conlangs reflect our monopersonal cultures. -- "It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged." - Irish proverb http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-name: NikTailor