Greetings

[in_odium]

Thank you Francisc, I went to the URL that you gave me.  So far I 
find it easy(I'm on lesson 2).  Does it get any harder than just 
memorizing how to conjugate and inflect words?  Either way it is a 
very beautiful language, even more beautiful when written in it's 
own alphabet.  I don't understand why they gave it up in favor of 
Latin.  I know the Roman ifluence was strong in Hispania, but still, 
why did they adopt their language.  I can agree that i was time to 
adopt more Roman-esquish laws as opposed to "barbaric" laws.  I know 
that exchange of culture is bound to happen no matter what, but what 
would force a people to give up their own language in exchange for 
another when not under foreign rule?  Oh well.......  atleast 
Castillian, Catalan, Galcian, Portuguese and Áranes are beautifull 
languages too.........  somewhat.

Ex Odium
Eros

Post Scriptum - Is there a larger vocabulary of gothic words on that 
same site?  I haven't had much time to look at it thouroghly since 
I'm actaully doing all this stuff using a PSP since my computer 
broke and it loads pages so damned slow, many thanks.

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Francisc Czobor" <fericzobor at y...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi, Eros,
> 
> and wellcome to the Gothic List.
> As I stated also for previous newcomers, a good starting point are 
the 
> Gothic lessons of David Salo. You may find them on the following 
> addresses:
> http://members.terracom.net/~dorothea/david/gothic/index.html
> or:
> http://yarinareth.net/David/gothic/
> 
> I wish you a Happy New Year!
> 
> Francisc
> 
> 
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "in_odium" <in_odium at y...> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings and salutations all, my name is Eros and am interested 
in 
> > learning how to speak Gothic.  This is partly due to my 
fascination 
> of 
> > the Visigoths with them been my ancestors but also becuase of 
> > my "amusement" of learning "dead" languages.  I can speak a fair 
> > amount of Latin all ready, I have been teaching myself the 
language 
> > for about two and a half years now and can understand it fairly 
well. 
> > I would appreciate if any of you could point me in some 
direction as 
> > where to start, it would be highly appreciated.  I hope to see 
you 
> all 
> > around some time soon.
> > 
> > Ex Odium
> > Eros
> >
>








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