[B-Greek] More on Funk's intro grammar

Trevor Peterson 06PETERSON at cua.edu
Thu Dec 11 12:16:28 EST 2003


>===== Original Message From "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu> 
=====
>OK, I've now seen the workbook noted on amazon.com--I've never seen it in
>print, and I notice, (a) that it's done by Lane C. McGaughy rather than by
>Funk, and (b) that it's unavailable or available only with difficulty.

Agreed. That doesn't make it any more useful than the grammar itself, 
particularly that both are meant to be used in teaching situations. (I suppose 
in some less fortunate parts of the world, the idea of sharing a book among 
the members of a whole class might seem reasonable enough, but I don't think 
it would go over too well in an American classroom!)
>
[snipped]
>>
>>This looks like deja vu. I'll call your attention to some earlier 
discussion:
>>
>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/1999-August/006773.html
>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/1999-August/006775.html
>>
>>A couple of years later, there was a follow-up exchange, in which you seem 
to
>>have forgotten the earlier remarks (or perhaps got more information in the
>>interim?):
>>
>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/2002-July/021858.html
>>
>>It looks to me from the 1999 stuff like the matter was pretty well
>>verified--something was in the works to revise both resources.
>
>I think you've misunderstood this exchange--or at least my part in them.

Well, in the second cited link you seemed aware of what was in fact being 
discussed--that Perry had spoken directly to Schmidt about revising BIG. A lot 
could have happened since then, I suppose, but apparently no one has presented 
information to the contrary.

[snipped]
>
>Now that is an excellent idea! I think it would be worth far more than many
>of the Hellenistic Greek primers now available on-line; it would be
>particularly useful, I think, as a reference work for second-year students
>and beyond. How could we go about it? The copyright date is 1973; I suppose
>one would need permission from Robert Funk

I couldn't find an e-address for him, but I'm trying the main Westar address 
to see if they can pass along the inquiry.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics




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