Category Archives: Grammar

Learning Without Grammar

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Josh

I would like to know how this actually works. I know some people swear off grammar, saying that they prefer to focus solely on input. But how does this work in practice? Let’s say you sit down with an article … Continue reading →

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Grimm Grammar for German

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Josh

The Texas Language Technology Center of the University of Texas has a very nice online grammar of German, Grimm Grammar. A snippet from their about page: Welcome to Grimm Grammar, an irreverent revival and shameless exploitation of 19th-century Grimm Fairy … Continue reading →

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Grammar For Decoding

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Josh

Geoff wrote a post a few weeks ago about the idea of learning a language without grammar, and I quite liked this bit: I personally favor the use of grammar for decoding, but am more reluctant to use it for … Continue reading →

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A grammar quote from Rivarol

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Josh

I was rereading through the introduction to New French with Ease earlier this evening, and came across this gem of a quote from Rivarol: Grammar is the art of lifting the difficulties out of a language; the lever must not … Continue reading →

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Learn the basics of Russian through videos

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Josh

While exploring the forums at MasterRussian.com, I came across a post pointing to a set of Russian language learning videos on YouTube. To make it a bit easier on Language Geek readers, here’s all of the links to the individual … Continue reading →

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Language Learning: Grammar or Not?

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Josh

There are many different ways to go about learning a language, and many of those ways are diametrically opposed. One argument in particular revolves around the studying of grammar – or lack thereof. Some people think that to learn a … Continue reading →

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Russian grammar overview and dictionary from Cornell

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Josh

Earlier today I was looking around online for some Russian material, namely a grammar overview. I ended up finding that, and quite a lot more! For grammar, Cornell has the Beginning Russian Grammar page. While all of the essentials of … Continue reading →

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