Odd thought . . .

[gwynhefar]

I realised when typing an answer to a comment earlier that I type nearly as fast as I can talk. It's not quite there yet, but it's *very* close. And I don't think about it much. I don't plan where my fingers are going to go -- most of the time I'm barely aware that there is typing involved at all. I think what I want to say and it appears on the screen.

Could typing then be considered to be a foreign language, in the same way that American Sign Language is considered a foreign language? And if so, is typing not (like ASL) a performance language - based on movement, rather than sound?

Not entirely sure where I'm going with this, but as I've just taken my meds, that is understandable. It may make sense in the morning . . . or it may not. Until then, I'm just throwing it out there.

Communication without sound . . . real time . . . and not just limited to a tiny portion of the population. In fact, for many people, email or chat is probably their primary means of communication. Which means they type more than they speak.

That's got to have some sort of sociopsychological impact on human culture.

Comments

[arkhamdenizen.livejournal.com]

That is true, I see your point. I wasn't thinking of Internet typing as a separate form of typing, but it makes more sense from that perspective.

I am glad you are feeling better today. Yesterday you seemed to be walking a little...gingerly. Is it worse or more humid days?

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it seems so. Yesterday was . . very bad. If I hadn't had interviews to conduct I would have gone home. It's not usually quite that bad.