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Language proficiency poll

Started by Maladict, June 23, 2016, 06:03:33 AM

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How much of a polyglot are you?

<5 points
3 (6.1%)
5 points
2 (4.1%)
5.5 - 7 points
13 (26.5%)
7.5 - 10 points
14 (28.6%)
10.5 - 15 points
7 (14.3%)
15.5 - 20 points
8 (16.3%)
20.5 - 25 points
2 (4.1%)
>25 points
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 48

Maladict

Met a few true polyglots recently, fluent in 4-5 languages and fairly proficient in several more. Pretty impressive.
I'm wondering how Languish stacks up  :P

Count the scores for each language (including your native language), you get 0.5 point if only one of speaking/reading applies.

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Language Proficiency Definitions

0 - No Practical Speaking/Reading Proficiency

1 - Elementary Proficiency
Speaking: Able to satisfy routine travel needs and minimum courtesy requirements.
Reading: Able to read isolated phrases and fragments of a text.

2 - Limited Working Proficiency
Speaking: Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements.
Reading: Able to read simple prose, in a form equivalent to typescript or printing, on subjects within a familiar context.

3 - Minimum Professional Proficiency
Speaking: Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics.
Reading: Able to read standard newspaper items addressed to the general reader, routine correspondence, reports, and technical materials in the individual's special field.

4 - Full Professional Proficiency
Speaking: Able to use the language fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
Reading: Able to read all styles and forms of the language pertinent to professional needs.

5 - Native or Bilingual Proficiency
Speaking: Equivalent to that of an educated native speaker.
Reading: Equivalent to that of an educated native.


The Larch

#1
19, by my count.

Edit: Forgot about French ( :frog: ), make it 20, still in the same bracket.

Maladict

#2
Same, pretty much.

5: Dutch
4.5: English
3: German
2.5: Italian and French
1: Greek (unholy mix of ancient and modern)
0.5: Latin and Russian (despite attempts)
0: Arabic (not making a lot of progress here either)

The Brain

Why is only speaking and reading of interest?

15.5
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Crazy_Ivan80

5: Dutch.
4.5: English.
3: French
2.5: German
1: Latin :p
0.5: Italian, Spanish, Danish, Swedish. But it takes plenty of effort and is mainly the result of these languages belonging to either germanic or latin language-family.

garbon

Someone has no language that they are a native speaker of?
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The Larch

Mine are:

5: Spanish & Galician.
4: English.
3: Italian.
2: Portuguese (I could BS a bit and raise it to 3, but I feel this is more honest).
1: French.

Maladict

Quote from: garbon on June 23, 2016, 06:49:22 AM
Someone has no language that they are a native speaker of?

It says educated native  :P
But yes, it's the Jaron option.

Maladict

Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on June 23, 2016, 06:46:07 AM
5: Dutch.
4.5: English.
3: French
2.5: German
1: Latin :p
0.5: Italian, Spanish, Danish, Swedish. But it takes plenty of effort and is mainly the result of these languages belonging to either germanic or latin language-family.

Oh I forgot Latin  :blush:

celedhring

Spanish, Catalan : 5 each (Native languages)
English  : 4.5 (Actually use it more often than Spanish nowadays, awful accent though)
German : 1 (Took a year of classes)
French : 0.5 (French grandad)

I don't count a bunch of latin languages that I can read somewhat comfortably due to similarity to Spanish / Catalan. 

Monoriu

Depends on if you consider Cantonese and Mandarin to be separate.  In a shameless effort to boost my score, I'll consider them separate :P

Cantonese, traditional Chinese: 5
English: 3
Mandarin, simplified Chinese: 3
Janapense: 0.5

Grey Fox

10, total.

5 English & French. Maybe I could do 1 in Spanish, Italian & German but I have never tested it.
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Valmy

#12
English - 5
French - 3
Latin - 0.5

Since, you know, not many Latin conversations to be had outside of the Vatican. Salve amicis.

I could probably give myself points in all the other romance languages at this point, especially having grown up and lived in Tejas my whole life but I have never studied them or anything.
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garbon

I realised I should have given myself 7.5 and not 6.5

5 - English
2 - Spanish
.5 - German
.1 - Hindi
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Valmy

Quote from: Monoriu on June 23, 2016, 08:08:08 AM
Depends on if you consider Cantonese and Mandarin to be separate.

They are different languages so why wouldn't you?

If I spoke fluent Scots I would certainly include it :P
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

QuoteAs democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

H.L. Mencken