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Noxyoursox

Noxyoursox

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Hi all, new person here! And also new to all of this in general, still getting used to things.

About me...I'm 23 years old, androgynous (they, them, their pronouns), asexual and aromantic. I have SSHL (Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss), which in my case means I go through periods of hearing loss/tinnitus about once or twice a month, usually for 1-3 days at a time. I love languages and music, which is making this really difficult (but I am very excited to learn ASL). I also enjoy writing poetry and fantasy, drawing, painting, photography, computer programming...basically my hobby is collecting hobbies, lol. I'm currently a student at Whatcom Community College, hoping to major in either English or Linguistics (if the latter is still an option, fingers crossed). I'm fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, and conversational in Spanish. I'm also an activist and work to promote education about and tolerance of LGBTQ+ people, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.
 
Welcome to allDeaf.
Whats an aromantic?
Great your learning sign,
Sign
Will
Set
You
Free
 
hoichi said:
Welcome to allDeaf.
Whats an aromantic?
Great your learning sign,
Sign
Will
Set
You
Free
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Thank you! Asexual means a person who does not experience sexual attraction, and aromantic means a person who does not experience romantic attraction. I can (and do) have strong platonic relationships with family and close friends, but I have no desire for sexual or romantic relationships. I do plan to adopt children at some point, though! :)
 
Noxyoursox said:
Thank you! Asexual means a person who does not experience sexual attraction, and aromantic means a person who does not experience romantic attraction. I can (and do) have strong platonic relationships with family and close friends, but I have no desire for sexual or romantic relationships. I do plan to adopt children at some point, though! :)
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I knew the asexual meaning. Never seen the aromantic one before.

Have u considered exploring the mystical and or monastic life of various faiths and traditions?
Seems you have s few stumlimg blocks already dealt with.
 
hoichi said:
I knew the asexual meaning. Never seen the aromantic one before.

Have u considered exploring the mystical and or monastic life of various faiths and traditions?
Seems you have s few stumlimg blocks already dealt with.
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I have studied a number of different religions, but am agnostic (I feel like it's not possible to know whether any deity exists). I do believe in ghosts and spirits/kami/vættir, and practice healing and protective magic.
 
Well.....i see dead people...
Signing to them, kinda trips em out...poor hearie souls........."-)
Once they get sign will set them free....
Off they will most certainly go....
Mmmm
 
hoichi said:
Well.....i see dead people...
Signing to them, kinda trips em out...poor hearie souls........."-)
Once they get sign will set them free....
Off they will most certainly go....
Mmmm
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Ha!!!
 
Why do you think majoring in linguistics would present a problem?
 
Bottesini said:
Why do you think majoring in linguistics would present a problem?
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It would be pretty difficult to study spoken languages if I can't hear well enough to distinguish the different sounds (which can be very difficult even for people with perfect hearing). I could focus on the various sign languages in different countries, but that wouldn't be as useful without a good knowledge of the spoken languages in those countries to compare. I don't think it's impossible, just probably much more difficult.
 
Noxyoursox said:
It would be pretty difficult to study spoken languages if I can't hear well enough to distinguish the different sounds (which can be very difficult even for people with perfect hearing). I could focus on the various sign languages in different countries, but that wouldn't be as useful without a good knowledge of the spoken languages in those countries to compare. I don't think it's impossible, just probably much more difficult.
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The study of sign langueges in linguistics, visual kenitic languages. Doesnt have much to do with what ever aural languages that are present in or across countries..
Its its own feild of study, while comparative linguistics is envolved its comparing sign langueges to other sign languages, its usefullness isnt about comparing sign to hearie langueges, its usefull for its endevor to understand deeply visual kenetic languages.
Sign.
Its fairly new.
Sign has only been accepted as a language, grudingly and plenty of hearie still deny it is a language, since 1964, when.stokeo demonstrated it, while teaching chaucer by day, by night he was proving sign language was and indeed is a language.
 
hoichi said:
The study of sign langueges in linguistics, visual kenitic languages. Doesnt have much to do with what ever aural languages that are present in or across countries..
Its its own feild of study, while comparative linguistics is envolved its comparing sign langueges to other sign languages, its usefullness isnt about comparing sign to hearie langueges, its usefull for its endevor to understand deeply visual kenetic languages.
Sign.
Its fairly new.
Sign has only been accepted as a language, grudingly and plenty of hearie still deny it is a language, since 1964, when.stokeo demonstrated it, while teaching chaucer by day, by night he was proving sign language was and indeed is a language.
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*nods* I will keep that in mind. We discussed sign languages some in one of my early linguistics classes, and how they are real languages (as opposed to gestures or other paralanguage that goes along with or substitutes for spoken language). Also the difference between ASL and Signed English, and a bit of the history.
 
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