[B-Greek] Finding Verbal Roots (more on rules and paradigms)
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Sep 17 07:18:55 EDT 2008
On Sep 17, 2008, at 5:15 AM, Randall Buth wrote:
>>> Litwak HRWTHSE
>>> ... I need a resource for students
> to use or I need to skip the topic. Anyone who teaches Greek in
> favor of skipping the topic of verb roots?>>
>> lightman APEKRIQH
>> The best resource that lists NT verbal roots is probably Mounce's own
> Morphology of Biblical Greek. I think introducing the concept of
> roots and
> stems (note Mounce himself is quick to point out the difference) is
> very important.
> It's one of the things that makes Greek fun. >
>
> As a linguist I think that it is important, or at least fun, to
> discuss verbal roots.
> But we are talking about language learning. Not about how or why a
> particular
> form is the way that it is. Are people listening? Do Greek teachers
> care what second language acquisition studies have to offer?
> Teaching a language through morphological rules guarantees that the
> students do not progress toward fluency. See below if there is any
> doubt.
> Students will understand WHY "a is A" and "b is B". They may be able
> to say
> "g should be G1 or G2". But they won't be able to think with the
> language.
> Is that what we want? To perpetuate the disaster?
> TAXA DOKOYMEN OTI H DIDASKALIA THS ELLHNIKHS EYQHNOYMENH?
AR' OUK EBLEPES hWS PROQUMWS SPEUDOUSIN hOI ELLHNODIDASKALOI TOIAUTA
PUQESQAI? H OUK EMPOREUONTAI SHMERON KAQWS ECQES KAI PROTERON AEI?
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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