elementary classical greek I (grk 101) - Harvey
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elementary classical greek 1 (grk 101) andrew scholtz, instructor γνῶθι σαὐτόν Agenda • Speak Greek! (cont.) – Greetings, Names • The Greek Alphabet, Reading Greek – Drill-Quiz, Homework • Elements of Course • Greek Language – A Historical Perspective Speak Greek! (cont.) Greetings, Names Speak Greek! • ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ – Χαίρετε, ὦ μαθηταί / ὦ μαθητρίδες • ΜΑΘΗΤΑΙ (καὶ μαθηταὶ καὶ μαθητρίδες) – Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε • ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ – Χαῖρε ὦ μαθητρίδι / μαθητά • ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ / ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ – Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε Speak Greek! • ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ – τὸ ὄνομά μού ἐστιν Ἀνδρείας. Τί ἐστι τὸ ὄνομά σου; • ΜΑΘΗΤHΣ / ΜΑΘΗΤΡΙΣ – τὸ ὄνομά μού ἐστι(ν)… • ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ – Τί ἐστι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς / αὐτοῦ; • ΜΑΘΗΤHΣ / ΜΑΘΗΤΡΙΣ – τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς / αὐτοῦ ἐστι(ν)… The Greek Alphabet, Reading Greek Drill-Quiz, Homework group 1 Αα Ββ Γγ Δδ group 2 Εε Ζζ Ηη Θθ group 3 Iι Kκ Lλ Mμ group 4 Νν Ξξ Οο Ππ group 5 Ρρ Σσ (-ς) Ττ Υυ group 6 Φφ Χχ Ψψ Ωω extra letters (rarely encountered) Ϙϙ (koppa “k”), Ϝϝ (waw, “w”) Animals Speak Greek… βαῦ βαῦ βῆ βῆ βρεκεκεκεξ κοαξ κοαξ Μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος CH1 Alpha Reading Elements of Course Curriculum Greek Sequence Major Propgrams • GRK 101, 102 • GRK 203, 204 • GRK 380A > • Majors – Classics Greek & Latin – Latin – Classical Civilization • Minors – Greek – Latin – Classical Civilization Resources, Procedures • Online – http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~grk101 – http://blackboard.binghamton.edu • Text: Athenaze vol. 1 (2 ed.) • Objectives – Alphabet, pronunciation – Basic grammar morphology syntax 30-Aug 2010 Intro 20 Resources, Procedures (cont.) • Objectives (cont.) • Assessment (grading) – read – – – – Athenaze Greek Real Greek (quiz-quotes) – civilization • Attendance 30-Aug 2010 participation assignments quizzing testing • Honesty Intro 21 Greek Language A Historical Perspective (temet nosce) Temple of Apollo, Delphi Temple of Athena Pronaos Delphi The Greek World Ancient versus Modern Greek Ancient Modern • πῶς ἔχεις; • τί κάνεις; – “How are you?” – “How are you?” (Lit, “How are you holding”) • ἔχω καλῶς – “I’m well!” • ἔχω κακῶς – “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” (Lit, “How are you holding”) • κάνω καλά • “I’m well!” • κάνω κακά – “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” Greek and English Relationships?… • angelos ~ ? – angel • psukhē ~ ? – psychology (“psych”) • mētēr ~ ? (not “meter”) – mother • patēr ~ ? – father • Derivatives versus… • Cognates Greek and Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European Inflected, like … • • • • • English “have” etc. mētēr mater matar “mother” (Greek) (Latin) (Sanskrit) (English) – “(I, you) have” – “(he / she / it) has” – “I had,” etc. • English “he” etc. – “him,” “her,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “its,” “they” etc. Proto-Indo-European Hellenic Greek Indo-Iranian Germanic Persian German Sanskrit English Hindi Celtic Italic Latin Romance (Spanish) (Italian) (etc.) Stages of Greek Pre-alphabetic Alphabetic • Mycenean 1600-1100 BCE • Iron-age • Archaic – ca. 750-ca. 500 • Classical – ca. 500-ca. 320 • Hellenistic + koine – ca. 320 BCE-ca. 330 CE • Medieval (aka Byzantine) – ca. 330 CE-1453 • Modern – 1453-present
