[B-Greek] My Summer GREEK Need to read list
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sun Jun 6 06:12:55 EDT 2010
Begin forwarded message:
>
> Forwarded for: Calvin & Ruth Mathys <c-r.mathys at sil.org.pg>
> Date: June 5, 2010 11:24:37 PM EDT
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] My Summer GREEK Need to read list
>
> On 6/06/10 12:09 PM, "Mark Lightman" <lightmanmark at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> But I will just say something that has been said many
>> times on this list in many ways. If none
> of us ever improved our ability to
>> read or use English by reading a book ABOUT English, why in the
> world do we
>> think we need these books ABOUT Greek to improve our ability to read or use
>> Greek?
> How did THIS oozing spill of never ending analysis get started and how
>> do we stop it?
>
> You are starting from a false assumption. In my previous job, we had to
> apply high standards of English grammar instantly and without thought. We
> needed to know how a clause breaks into constituents, where a complement
> starts, etc. And it was my job to train people to have this skill. And
> even though we were all fluent English speakers -- mostly mother-tongue
> speakers -- this was something that we all had to LEARN to do to the level
> required. And I found that my ability to train people into the job was
> greatly enhanced by looking at English grammars and style manuals. In fact,
> I wish that 10 years ago I had the level of knowledge of linguistics that I
> have now. It would have saved me a lot of blundering around in the dark,
> sensing what I wanted to teach people without having a clear perception of
> it.
>
> When it comes to Greek, well, I confess I'm not nearly as well-read as I
> should be. Even so, I find the NT reasonably comfortable to read. The
> reason I still use grammars and dictionaries is that I keep getting things
> wrong.
>
> Ruth Mathys
>
>
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