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How We’ve Been Wrong About Latin Word Order

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 / magisterp / 9 Comments

Anyone who knows anything about Latin will agree that the language is SOV (Subject-Object-Verb). In more friendly terms, this means that Latin how Yoda speaks resembles it does. This common understanding is just one basic assumption that drives a lot of decisions and discussions. Yet, how certain are we that Latin is as SOV as we think…

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Increasing Focus While Listening: Synonyms & Word Order

June 17, 2019June 20, 2019 / magisterp / Leave a comment

One way to get students’ attention is to say something they don’t quite understand. Granted, you need to have solid rules in place for negotiating meaning, and you can’t just unleash a ton of words students don’t know. However, when used judiciously, messing with the input ever so slightly is a handy, level 10 trick…

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