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). <:3
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