There *is* one thing I'm not so sure about: something deep inside me wonders
if memorizing tables is adequate for teaching parsing skills. I'm sure that
I need to memorize these tables, but then I need additional practice. I've
found it extremely helpful to read passages and mark them up for syntax,
comparing notes with my grammars. I'm trying to find other kinds of practice
that actually make me parse things.
At 11:39 AM 1/13/97 +0400, Carlton Winbery wrote:
>I threaten to fail on the spot any student found in the first year of
>grammar with an analytical dictionary. I even dressed down the book store
>manager for stocking them on campus. Now they at least have to travel
>about seven miles to find them in a Christian bookstore across the Red
>River.
An analytical lexicon is very helpful to me for checking my work.
Fortunately, I'm more than 7 miles away, so they are readily available here
in North Carolina.
>Boy, its sleeting hard now. We have about three inches on the ground. We
>may not get out for a week. I think I'll move further south.
Or north. There isn't any snow here in Durham!
Jonathan
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