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WEEK
3  Syntax
& Closed-Class Words II
ave.
5 sentences/hr.
Monday 18 Sept.
- MR §§
139-153; 213 and 214; 194; and 184.
- Practice
Sentences (pp171-72); Genesis 3, lines 1-7 (p174) due. Gen
3 can be downloaded in PDF format at OEA.
- Review
case: (kA, review chapters; and OEA, nom.,
acc., dat.,
and gen.).
Wed 20 Sept.
- Continue Genesis 3, lines 7 to end (or as far as you can
get).
| Notes:
Isolate
pronouns and conjunctions first, then inflected cases. Look
for clauses and phrases, for clusters of words. They will
usually be in SVO order.
Your
progress will be slow for another three weeks, at least.
An
interesting book has just been published on the use of
Old English in 20th-century poetry. There's a free chapter
in pdf on Ezra Pound and Old English (which he learned
at Hamilton College). If you're interested, the book
is here. (Click on the "sample of this book" link.) |
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