elementary classical greek 1 (grk 101) andrew scholtz, instructor
Agenda Speak Greek! (cont.) The Greek Alphabet Elements of Course Homework, Drill-Quiz Elements of Course Greek Language A Historical Perspective
Important Dates! 16-Sep course add/drop/delete deadline 1-Nov course withdraw (with “W” grade)/grade change option deadline
Speak Greek! (cont.) Greetings
Speak Greek! ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ ΜΑΘΗΤΑΙ Χαίρετε, ὦ μαθηταί Khairete, ō mathētai Greetings, O students μαθηταί-mathētai = “students” (masc., or masc. + fem.) μαθητρίδες-mathētrides = “students” fem. ΜΑΘΗΤΑΙ Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε Khaire, ō didaskale! “Greetings, O teacher!”
Speak Greek! (cont.) ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ Χαῖρε ὦ (khaire ō)... μαθητρίδι (mathētridi-“student,” fem.) μαθητά (mathētā-“student,” masc.) ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε Khaire, ō didaskale! τὸ ὄνομά μού ἐστιν Ἀνδρεία. Τί ἐστι τὸ ὄνομά σου; to onoma mou esti Andreia. Ti esti to onoma sou? “My name is Andreias (“Andrew”). What is your name?”
Speak Greek! (cont.) ΜΑΘΗΤHΣ / ΜΑΘΗΤΡΙΣ τὸ ὄνομά μού ἐστι(ν)… Γοργώ-Gorgō “The Fierce One,” name of Spartan queen in 300 Περιλκῆς-Periklēs “Pericles,” “He of wide renown,” Athenian statesman Ἐρείκη-Ereikē “Heather” Ἰωάννης-Iōannēs “John”
Speak Greek! (cont.) ΔΙΔΑΣΚ. τί ἐστι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ; / τί ἐστι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς; ti esti to onoma autou? / ti esti to onoma autēs? “What is his/her name?” ΜΑΘΗΤ. τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ/αὐτῆς ἐστι(ν).... to onoma autou/autēs esti/estin.... “His/her name is....”
Welcome to Greek 101! ἀσπάζομαι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὰ πρῶτα μαθήματα τὰ τοῦ ἀρχαίως ἑλληνίζειν Aspasdomai humas eis ta prōta mathēmata ta tou arkhaiōs hellēnizein “I welcome you to the first lessons in doing Greek language anciently” Andrew Scholtz, Instructor LT 1106 (office hours F 1-3 or by appointment) 7-3820 ascholtz@binghamton.edu
The Greek Alphabet Homework, Drill-Quiz
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”)
βαῦ βαῦ βῆ βῆ βρεκεκεκεξ κοαξ κοαξ Animals Speak Greek… Βρεκεκεκεξ κοαξ κοαξ
Μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
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
Resources, Procedures Online Text: Athenaze vol. 1 (2 ed.) Objectives 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
Resources, Procedures (cont.) Objectives (cont.) read Athenaze Greek Real Greek (quiz-quotes) civilization Attendance Assessment (grading) participation assignments quizzing testing Honesty 30-Aug 2010 Intro
Greek Language A Historical Perspective
(temet nosce)
Temple of Apollo, Delphi Temple of Athena Pronaos Delphi
The Greek World
Ancient versus Modern Greek πῶς ἔχεις; “How are you?” (Lit, “How are you holding”) ἔχω καλῶς “I’m well!” ἔχω κακῶς “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” τί κάνεις; “How are you?” (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 Inflected, like … mētēr (Greek) mater (Latin) matar (Sanskrit) “mother” (English) English “have” etc. “(I, you) have” “(he / she / it) has” “I had,” etc. English “he” etc. “him,” “her,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “its,” “they” 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