Aspie1 wrote:
There are invented languages created by NTs, so I don't think it's purely an aspie trait. Let me give you a few examples.
For instance, there's Newspeak in 1984 by George Orwell. The Inner Party, who created Newspeak, had to be NTs and not aspies, since they were extremely cruel and conceited.
There's also Nadsat in A Clockwork Orange. It's heavily based on Russian, Cockney rhyming slang, and a few other languages. The hooligans who made up and used the language bullied virtually everyone they saw, which also means they were NTs.
Uh, Aspie1, you're using two works of fiction as examples. I'm sure you realize the languages weren't actually invented by the fictional characters. The real question is whether the authors of the book and movie were aspies.
Languages are usually built up over somewhat long periods of time by a culture or sub-culture. Even slang grows largely in a sub-culture. There are lots of traits that are common with aspies that NTs may share in some part, so I'm sure an NT could make up a language. I would just expect it to be uncommon because it would feel like a time sink that's not all that useful.
More importantly though, is it appropriate to assign largely negative traits to NTs as if those horrible traits are common with them and as if aspies can't have those negative traits? That's freaking me out a little bit. You seem to have "issues" with NTs.
12 Sep 2006, 3:19 am
Certainly it (and many of the Elven names) sound very Welsh.
