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Charpin, Francois – Langages, 1978
Discusses the problem of the lack of native speakers to judge grammatical acceptability in analyzing a dead language such as Latin, and proposes an analysis on the level of linguistic performance. (AM)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Deep Structure, Grammar, Language Usage
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Gray, Bennison – Language Sciences, 1979
Discusses the rise of classicism in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, and demonstrates how this concept represents a basis for social discrimination. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Grammar
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Ball, Robert J.; Ellsworth, J. D. – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Refutes the claim that Latin can be spoken as if it were a modern language. This article is an effort to combat the movement to teach Latin by the four skills approach and to call for a return to an honest and reasonable way of teaching the classical language, along lines that help preserve its uniqueness and traditional integrity. (21 references)…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Classical Languages, Foreign Countries, Greek