Monthly Archives: January 2007
The Remnant of Judah
Jeremiah 44:28 (ESV) “And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who came to the land of Egypt to live, shall … Continue reading
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Ryle on the Pedestal of Pride
“Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed—pride will soon come down.” —J.C. Ryle
Literacy
Literacy, as our instructor, Joan Yoder, expressed to us, is a highly ambiguous term; everyone has his own way to define it. To help direct what she meant by literacy, Joan would often employ the term, Mother Tongue Literacy. Literacy … Continue reading
Gylberd on Begining
“It is a terrifying thing to begin. To begin anything at all. The rewards are but rumors then. The glories are but gossip. To taste and see, we must venture into the murky waters of inexperience. And that is, indeed, … Continue reading
Grammar
The primary focus of our Grammar classes was to learn to look for the patterns in languages. First off, we learned about morphemes, which are the smallest meaningful parts of words; they cannot be broken down further (e.g. determine and … Continue reading
Phonetics
We had four Phonetics classes at the Total It Up! seminar. In these sessions we primarily learned the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The IPA consists of different symbols for each distinct consonantal and vowel sound people make to produce speech. … Continue reading
The Two Mites of Clairvaux
“Lord, I have two mites, a soul and a body, and I give them both to thee.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
Wycliffe Intl. / Total It Up!
I spent most of last week in Lancaster Pennsylvania at the regional center for Wycliffe International. Yes, this is the Wycliffe Bible Translation organization (the largest missionary organization in the world.) I am very interested in linguistics and language learning, … Continue reading
