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CelWorks
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[2017-04-21 16:12:54 +0000 UTC]
(United Kingdom)
# Statistics
Favourites: 15; Deviations: 4; Watchers: 2
Watching: 10; Pageviews: 1301; Comments Made: 13; Friends: 10
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Steven ReddyFavorite movies: The Indiana Jones trilogy
Favorite TV shows: Game of Thrones, Doctor Who
Favorite bands / musical artists: Nightwish, Set It Off
Favorite books: Tree & Leaf - J.R.R Tolkien; Sabriel - Garth Nix; 1984 - George Orwell; His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman; House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski; The Art of Language Invention - David J. Peterson
Favorite writers: Garth Nix, Philip Pullman, J.R.R Tolkien
Favorite games: I don't play video games anymore, but I liked Zelda, Tomb Raider, Pokémon, and Animal Crossing
Tools of the Trade: FireAlpaca and a Tevion MD 41217 USB-PC Graphic Tablet that I inherited from my dad :p
Other Interests: Languages :P
# About me
I teach English as a Foreign Language by trade, though I like to do art and writing in my free time.
I like studying languages too! However, I'm only fluent in English, haha.
LANGUAGES
Native language:
- British English
[North Sea, West Germanic, Indo-European]
Languages currently studying:
- Japanese (self study, on and off, for 4 years, also studied at university for 3 years at Beginner and Intermediate level) - low intermediate level
[Japanese, Japonic]
- Latin (started learning 14/03/2018) - beginner
[Latino-Faliscan, Italic, Indo-European]
Languages I've abandoned *cry*:
- French (2 years in primary school & 3 years in high school)
[Gallo-Romance, Italic, Indo-European]
- German (2 years in high school & 1 semester at university)
[High, West Germanic, Indo-European]
- Ukrainian (self study for 2 years - was at a basic conversational level)
[East Slavic, Balto-Slavic, Indo-European]
- Middle Egyptian - had a quick dabble for 4-5 months
[Egyptian, Afro-Asiatic]
- Japanese Sign Language - had a quick dabble for 3-4 months
[JSL, Japanese Sign Language Family]
I create conlangs in my spare time for my characters to use too (none are complete yet).
MEDIA
Currently reading (fiction):
Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, pars I: Familia Romana - Hans H. Ørberg
Currently reading (non-fiction):
The Art of Language Invention - David J. Peterson
Currently watching:
Japanese Phonetics - Dogen
Last film watched:
Imperator