User:Keskiyonaurinko

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Languages I use or study frequently:

en-us-n

This user is a native speaker of American English.

fr-3

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau avancé de français.

de-2

Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.

sv-2

Denna användare har kunskaper på mellannivå i svenska.

pl-1

Ten użytkownik posługuje się językiem polskim na poziomie podstawowym.

is-1

Þessi notandi hefur grundvallarkunnáttu á íslensku máli.

fi-0

Tämä käyttäjä ymmärtää suomea hyvin vähän tai ei yhtään.

ru-0

Этот участник не понимает по-русски (или понимает с большим трудом).

Other Information:

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This user would like to know all existing languages.

ipa-1

This user has a basic understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

da-1

Denne bruger har et grundlæggende kendskab til dansk.

it-1

Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano.

This user runs Mac OS X.

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

?met?

This user prefers metric units and cannot figure out why Americans have such a hard time with them.

This user reserves the right to completely screw up his or her edits.

This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let him or her know.

/n/ Enrolled in Twelfth grade in Washington, D.C., he is someone who enjoys language, music, website design, and the acquisition of scientific knowledge.

1 Language
2 Science
3 The Arts
4 Articles to which I have contributed major edits
5 Miscellaneous Information & Links

[edit] Language

I've been interested in languages since I was rather young. I started teaching myself German of my own volition in the 6th grade. I took my first formal course in foreign language in the 8th grade, for the French language. An encounter with the Finnish metal band Nightwish triggered my love for the Finnish language, which started my hobby of linguistic self-education. Since Finnish, I studied about 15 languages in varying levels of detail, those in which I have become most proficient are listed on this profile.

I have recieved very little formal linguistic education, the sparse amount which I have learned was at the Governor's School program for French, which lasted for three weeks during the Summer of 2006, and was utterly immersive. There, I learned phonetics and general linguistics theory, though mainly within the scope of the French language. Due to this, I tend to shy away from contributing directly to the technical portions of language wikis, but I have amassed a great deal of knowledge, mostly triva, for all of the languages that I have studied.

I have a website which currently has incomplete grammars for the Icelandic and Swedish languages, though I have plans to complete those pages, as well as to create others. Anymore questions regarding my involvement in languages can be addressed on my talk page.

[edit] Science

Aside from language, I foster a strong passion for the Sciences, particulary biology and chemistry. At university, I wish to major in biochemistry, afterwards going on to attain a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and become a Veterinarian, or go on to be a research scientist, specializing in virology.

[edit] The Arts

I have a strong passion for the Arts, be it visual, musical, or preformance. My preferred artistic time periods are romanticism, symbolism, surrealism, and art nouveau. With regards to the preformance arts, I am a Theatrical Technician, specializing in sound. As for music, I have played the viola, the clarinet, the bass clarinet, and currently play the guitar.