Introduction Post

[underwoodjustine]

Hails all,

As requested by the welcome email, I would like to introduce myself.  My name is Justine, I am interested in endangered and extinct languages and linguistics (or "tugga-wissei" as the neologism list has it).  I am especially interested in Native American (specifically Cherokee) and Germanic languages.

Language extinction, preservation, and revival are my primary focus at the moment.  I have a BA in English and in theology and ministry.  I minored in biblical Greek (which has been helpful in studying Gothic) and Hebrew.  I hope to receive my master's in Linguistics and go on to teach the less-taught languages.

This group is an amazing find, and the amount of activity and history of posts is nothing short of remarkable.  Apologies in advance if my greatest contribution at this point is reading and enjoying the activity.

I do have a stereotypical newcomer question to pose: I am currently using Bennett's text and cautiously considering springing for Lambdin's...I have heard many good things about it but have not had a chance to flip through it and get an impression of my own.  has anyone here had experiences with both texts and, if so, can you offer me some insight?

Also, while I have been enjoying Wright's grammar in .TIF format, page by page, I wonder if anyone has published it as a single .PDF and I just haven't found it yet...?  Apologies if both of these questions have been addressed in previous posts.

Justine

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