On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 12:55:45AM -0000, fieryhuc@... wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm writing from America, where I've started learning this course from
> the beginning for fun only a few days ago. So it's up to me to sort
> through the thousands of posts until I find all the additions and
> corrections to every lesson. Is there some place I can get all the
> lessons that have been posted up to now, in their corrected forms,
> without having to sift through all the posts?
Actually, the lessons are on the web page. Some were also posted, but
corrected versions went on the web, and probably weren't posted.
Specifically, the lessons are in the files area associated with this
list on yahoogroups. Try:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norse_course/files/
There was also a separate home page, on a server in Iceland which
had more than just the lessons. It included, among other things,
a pronunciation guide.
However, the original course authors have been busy with real life,
and removed their original instuctions (to contact them with questions,
etc.). It looks like they've also removed the pointer to the original
home page.
> Also, I'm having trouble with the pronunciation. Learning ON is
> something I'm doing as a personal challenge and it will be my first
> non-native language. I get confused when a pronunciation example is
> given, but the sound that is referenced is German or French. I don't
> know those sounds so I have no frame of reference. Any advice on how
> I can learn the sounds correctly? Thanks.
Which pronunciation are you trying to learn: "reconstructed" or modern
Icelandic? If the latter, there's probably some kind of "teach yourself"
available somewhere complete with tape or CD. Also, take a look at the
voicefiles folder in the course files area.
--
Arlie
(Arlie Stephens arlie@...)