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Let's have a philology thread - are any anons here studying ancient languages? What are your interests/specializations? What is your favourite text?

Post progress, resources, texts, recommended books etc.
Useful resource for Sumerian: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/

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Are you guys ready for philology's comeback?

>> No.14033316

Does anyone have the copypasta for learning Latin/Ancient Greek?

>> No.14033323
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This is actually a very timely thread. As soon as I finish reading my current Kierkegaard book I want to start studying ancient Greek. I want /philology/'s opinion as to how I should start. My primary interest is the New Testament, so I initially planned to study Koine, but a little bit of internet digging suggests that it's easier to go from Attic to Koine than vice-versa. I might get more bang for my buck if I just learn Attic, and then I get the Greeks for free on top of being able to read the NT fairly easily. Can anyone speak to whether this is a wiser course of action? Any recommendations as to starter texts (either Attic or Koine)?

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>Abandoned by her lover in 1806, the Romantic poet Karoline von Günderode left a suicide note in Sanskrit.

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>>14033409
based and mythpilled.

>>14032598
not studying really, just getting familiar with greek terms.

>> No.14034501

Bump

>> No.14036261

bumpin

>> No.14036677

>>14033323
If you're only interested in the NT it shouldn't be too hard to learn since it's quite a simple (but also strange) language in terms of vocabulary and grammar. There are probably numerous books specifically for that purpose. There's also a course in koine from the Polis institute by Rico which may be worth looking into.
Attic has a lot to offer in terms of texts and it's rather easy to understand say Herodotos, even though he isn't an attic author. But it's probably a lot harder to learn than just the koine of the NT. Personally I used the Athenaze (english and italian version), those: http://www.culturaclasica.com/lingualatina/linguagraeca.htm , and Zuntz Griechischer Lehrgang and then began using bilingual editions.
Also knowing latin helps a lot with the grammar and the way sentences are structured.

>> No.14036797

Picked up From Alpha to Omega at Half-Price Books. Is it any good?

>> No.14036861

>>14032598
Anyone got the CHARTS mega folder? Is there a chart for learning Latin?

>> No.14036870

>>14036861
Alternatively, where can I learn Latin online?

>> No.14037061

>>14036870
Lots of wheelock materials available online free -- textbook, answers, lessons, etc. Good stuff all over Youtube too. Duolingo is decent. Get a dictionary -- I recc Cassel. Get a grammar. Greenough is great. Get some primary texts. Maybe Loebs if you want side by side. Practice! LLPSI is apparently good for lazy autodidactic anglos.

>> No.14037094

>>14037061
Thanks anon, I forgot about duolingo
not an anglo but I sure am lazy

>> No.14037107

What's the point of this so-called general? You get a few anons who bump once every couple of hours, a few who say what they've been studying and virtually no interaction between more than two anons. It's still a better thread than half of what's seen on this board, but it's void of any purpose

>> No.14037121

>>14033301
Reduce all liberal arts to philosophy. Bring back trivium and quadrivium. Teach all logic, linguistics, and languages to encourage polymathematics.

>> No.14037145

>>14033409
>white hindus

cringe

>> No.14037212

finally a good thread

>> No.14037729

bump

>> No.14037742

>>14037145
>not realizing hyperborean aryans descended into the indus valley and subjugated the natives using hinduism
huehuehue

>> No.14037893

>>14037145
>Letting your race bar you from studying one of the great ancient languages

cringe

>> No.14038109

Been trying to learn Ancient Greek for a while know, but it's tough.
I feel like, once I have finished my Grammar book and at least somewhat understood all the grammatical aspects of the language in theory, I have to just start translating texts.
Anyway, I hope to learn Latin too in a few years; once I feel more comfortable with Greek.

>> No.14038121

What is the best language to learn for studying eastern religion. (Hard mode, no Sanskrit)

>> No.14038135

>>14038121
Godmode: Sanskrit

>> No.14038159

>>14038135
I said no Sanskrit. Besides isn't Sanskrit sort of useless outside of Hinduism. Surely it isn't that good. (Buddhists don't use it, right?)

>> No.14038199

Studying Latin is the most enjoyable hour and a half of my day.
The most unexpected part is how difficult it is going from one writer to another.

>> No.14038527

bump

>> No.14038545

>>14038159
Buddhists sometimes use sanskrit

>> No.14038604

>>14038121
Mandarin

>> No.14038652

>>14032598
Is a philologist just a polyglot with ancient languages?

>> No.14038896

>>14038121
Sanskrit is the obvious choice though.
Alternatively, I would assume that Classical Chinese could also be useful.

>> No.14038939

>>14038652
Philology is just the study of language(s), dead or alive, as well as the texts written in them. Not all philologist speak multiple languages either.

>> No.14039016

What would be of greater interest to a philologist: Classical Chinese or Classical Arabic?

>> No.14039381

>>14039016
for me, it's classical chinese