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Complete Ancient Greek
A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Ancient Greek, with Original Texts
Gavin Betts, Alan Henry
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- English
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Complete Ancient Greek
A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Ancient Greek, with Original Texts
Gavin Betts, Alan Henry
Informazioni sul libro
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Ancient Greek offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate the writings of Socrates and Homer. Structured around authentic material, placing an emphasis on the importance of reading classical texts in the original, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features: -25 learning units plus maps and verb guide
-Authentic materials - language taught through key texts
-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Ancient Greek grammar and vocabulary
-Culture insights - learn about the culture and beliefs of the Ancient Greeks
-Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress.Featuring additional exercises in this new edition, this is a genuinely comprehensive yet accessible introduction to Ancient Greek. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
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Informazioni
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Letter | Name | Pronunciation |
A α | alpha (ἄλϕα) | a (see below) |
B β | bēta (βῆτα) | b |
Γ γ | gamma (γάμμα) | g (as in game, never as in gesture, but as n in ink before κ, ξ, χ or another γ; see below) |
Δ δ | delta (δέλτα) | d |
E ε | epsīlon (ἒ ψῑλόν) | short e (as in met) |
Ζ ζ | zēta (ζῆτα) | sd (as in wisdom, but represented in English as z) |
Η η | ēta (ἦτα) | long e (like ai in fairy) |
Θ θ | thēta (θῆτα) | th (as in thing; see below) |
I ι | iōta (ἰῶτα) | i (see below) |
Κ κ | kappa (κάππα) | k (but represented in English as c) |
Λ λ | lambda (λάμβδα) | l |
M μ | mū (μῦ) | m |
Ν ν | nū (νῦ) | n |
Ξ ξ | xī (ξεῖ) | x (as in axe) |
O ο | omicron (ὂ μικρόν) | short o (as in lot) |
Π π | pī (πεῖ) | p |
P ρ | rhō (ῥῶ) | r |
Σ σ, ς | sigma (σίγμα) | s (as in sign) |
T τ | tau (ταῦ) | t |
Υ υ | upsīlon (ὒψῑλόν) | u (but represented in English as y except in diphthongs, e.g. hypothesis, autopsy) |
Φ ϕ | phī (ϕεῖ) | ph (see below) |
Χ χ | chī (χεῖ) | ch (see below) |
Ψ ψ | psī (ψεῖ) | ps (as in maps) |
Ω ω | ōmega (ὦμέγα) | long o (like oa in broad) |
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Indice dei contenuti
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Meet the authors
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Abbreviations
- Map of ancient Greece
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 5
- Unit 6
- Unit 7
- Unit 8
- Unit 9
- Unit 10
- Unit 11
- Unit 12
- Unit 13
- Unit 14
- Unit 15
- Unit 16
- Unit 17
- Unit 18
- Unit 19
- Unit 20
- Unit 21
- Unit 22
- Unit 23
- Unit 24
- Appendices
- The principal parts of verbs
- Vocabulary
- Suggestions for further study
- Copyright