Linguistics

2006-11-29 01:51:30

#1

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

Just another demographics poll from me. Meh.

So, down to the scoring;

0.0 if you don't know anything about the language.
0.0 if you can count from 1-10 and say 'bathroom', 'turn left', other tourist survival phrases, and 'your mother is a whore'.
0.0 if you can sing a couple of songs in that language.

0.5 if you have been learning the language for at least 3 years, speaking and literacy.
0.5 if you are able to speak fluently, but are illiterate.
0.5 if you are literate, but can't speak it.

1.0 if you are a native speaker and literate.
1.0 if you can speak, read and write a language fluently, enough to have conversations with a native speaker.

1.5 you teach the language, and have a license to do so.

Add up your total and vote. Only choose one number for one language; If you are a native English speaker it's only 1, not 1.0+0.5.

*Note; I do consider different dialects of Mandarin Chinese to be different languages; however the same rules apply; 0.5 if you can speak Hokien but can't write it. But you can't write Hokien, so it's only .5 of a language if you are fluent. Yeah.

Last edited by Coolbeano (2006-11-29 05:56:25)

2006-11-29 01:54:16

#2

TigerXtrm: Death by Indecency; +51|6797|Netherlands

That would be a 2 for me, as my native is Dutch and my second is English. I visit England from time to time and I write English stories .

Tiger

2006-11-29 01:55:05

#3

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7145

2.5 biatch.

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2006-11-29 02:00:55

#4

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7060|Finland

3.5

Finnish: 1 point (Native speaker)
Swedish: 1 point (See above - Bilingual YAY!)
English: 1 point (d-uh)
German 0.5 points

Last edited by DonFck (2006-11-29 02:03:29)

I need around tree fiddy.

2006-11-29 02:02:37

#5

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6955|Singapore

Coolbeano wrote:
*Note; I do consider different dialects of Mandarin Chinese to be different languages; however the same rules apply; 0.5 if you can speak Hokien but can't write it.

what the hell? nobody can write hokkien btw..same with teochew and etc.

2006-11-29 02:05:07

#6

Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|6948|Adelaide, South Australia

is 'l33t' a language? otherwise, 1.

2006-11-29 02:12:14

#7

JimmyBotswana: Member; +82|7014|Montreal

4 Bitches!!!! Oh Yes Teh Uber Pwnage!!!

2006-11-29 03:31:48

#8

D34TH_D34L3R: Member; +48|7245|Belgium

JimmyBotswana wrote:
4 Bitches!!!! Oh Yes Teh Uber Pwnage!!!

So? I have 4.
- Dutch : 1
- English : 1
- French : 1
- German : 1
- Spanish : 0.5
- West-Vlaams : 0.5-1 (it's a dialect in belgium that everyone considers to be a totally different language.. So..)

Still my girlfriend speaks even more languages:
- Dutch : 1
- French : 1
- English : 1
- (Ancient) Greek : 1
- Latin : 1
- German : 1
- Spanish : 1
- West-Vlaams : 0.5-1 (same..)
Thus a total of 7.5.. I think we all got owned:)

Last edited by D34TH_D34L3R (2006-11-29 03:35:21)

2006-11-29 03:33:48

#9

MDFSpacePhantom: It is I; +146|6813|San Jose CA.

2.5 man and its Spanish

2006-11-29 03:44:54

#10

Paco_the_Insane: Phorum Phantom; +244|7074|Ohio

1.5 for me, native english, learning spanish, tho I could probably bump the Spanish up to 1, I'm not that good at it, so ill leave it at .5.

2006-11-29 05:07:18

#11

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

jkohlc wrote:
Coolbeano wrote:
*Note; I do consider different dialects of Mandarin Chinese to be different languages; however the same rules apply; 0.5 if you can speak Hokien but can't write it.
what the hell? nobody can write hokkien btw..same with teochew and etc.

Mmm right okay um Simplified/Traditional?

Yeah I gave up on Mandarin when I was 7. Shame, I know, but at the time I didn't know better.

2006-11-29 05:11:40

#12

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6955|Singapore

Coolbeano wrote:
jkohlc wrote:
Coolbeano wrote:
*Note; I do consider different dialects of Mandarin Chinese to be different languages; however the same rules apply; 0.5 if you can speak Hokien but can't write it.
what the hell? nobody can write hokkien btw..same with teochew and etc.
Mmm right okay um Simplified/Traditional?

Yeah I gave up on Mandarin when I was 7. Shame, I know, but at the time I didn't know better.

err...no...hokkien and teochew cant be written...cantonese can thou...in chinese but pronounced differently..

2006-11-29 05:17:35

#13

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6955|Singapore

gaahhhh voted wrongly....

English
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) - 0.5

Chinese
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) -0.5

Hokkien
Only can speak a little bit...

2006-11-29 05:26:04

#14

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

jkohlc wrote:
gaahhhh voted wrongly....

English
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) - 0.5

Chinese
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) -0.5

Hokkien
Only can speak a little bit...

omg goondu only one number for a language pssh

2006-11-29 05:29:25

#15

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6955|Singapore

Coolbeano wrote:
jkohlc wrote:
gaahhhh voted wrongly....

English
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) - 0.5

Chinese
Native speaker - 1
Speak, read and write - 1
Learning for at least 3 years (since I began schooling) -0.5

Hokkien
Only can speak a little bit...
omg goondu only one number for a language pssh

oops...then my score should be 2 then...

2006-11-29 05:56:01

#16

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7239|Nårvei

Norwegian: 1,5 points (Native speaker and sub teacher 1st grade for 2 years)
Swedish: 1 point
Danish: 1 point
English: 1 point
German: 0,5 points (a little rusty but i still manage to keep a bad conversation going)

Add`s up to 5 points

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2006-11-29 06:03:32

#17

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

Varegg wrote:
Norwegian: 1,5 points (Native speaker and sub teacher 1st grade for 2 years)
Swedish: 1 point
Danish: 1 point
English: 1 point
German: 0,5 points (a little rusty but i still manage to keep a bad conversation going)

Add`s up to 5 points

Mmm... 1st grade sub teaching? Haha... I was thinking more of the high-school/junior high 2nd language teaching, like the technicals that normal speakers don't know; like knowing the tenses and conditional subjunctive imperfect forms and what not of verbs, etc.

Oh and for me;

1.0 for English
0.5 for French (almost at a 1.0)
0.0 for German (almost at a 0.5)

2006-11-29 06:12:51

#18

Polux: H@x ?? No, just skill baby !; +73|7076|I smell corners

Luxemburgish: 1 point (Native speaker)
French: 1 point
German: 1 point
English 0.5 points

2006-11-29 06:13:46

#19

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7167|The Hague, Netherlands

3.0 for me then

I'm half Dutch and half German, can speak both languages fluently + English

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2006-11-29 06:24:28

#20

Cubefreak666: I kill you in future, too; +34|7061|Germany

1 German
1 English
0.5 French

2006-11-29 06:42:44

#21

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
4.0 for me then

I'm half Dutch and half German, can speak both languages fluently + English

1. I swear that you had said 3.0 initially.
2. It should be 3.0 anyway unless you have a degree in two of those languages.
3. Number 3 is... 3.0.

2006-11-29 06:43:51

#22

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7167|The Hague, Netherlands

yeah but I got mixed up with this one,

1.0 if you are a native speaker and literate.
1.0 if you can speak, read and write a language fluently, enough to have conversations with a native speaker.

should it be 2.0 (because of both) or just 1.0...

German, 1.0 if you can speak, read and write a language fluently, enough to have conversations with a native speaker.
Dutch, 1.0 if you can speak, read and write a language fluently, enough to have conversations with a native speaker.
English, 1.0 if you can speak, read and write a language fluently, enough to have conversations with a native speaker.

nah then 3.0

2006-11-29 06:45:40

#23

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7192

if you can half-speak english; 0.5
if you are native; 1.0
if you have a degree to teach english; 1.5

so in your case i'd guess 3.0, unless you can teach one of those other languages.

2006-11-29 06:47:08

#24

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7167|The Hague, Netherlands

well I teached German to lower classes here in Holland, but thats not very.....yeah

never mind 3.0 is good enough

*changing post

2006-11-29 06:54:29

#25

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7047|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Paco_the_Insane wrote:
1.5 for me, native english, learning spanish, tho I could probably bump the Spanish up to 1, I'm not that good at it, so ill leave it at .5.

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1	17%	17% - 8
1.5	14%	14% - 7
2	21%	21% - 10
2.5	21%	21% - 10
3	6%	6% - 3
3.5	8%	8% - 4
4	4%	4% - 2
4.5	0%	0% - 0
5+	6%	6% - 3
Total: 47

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