Looking for my first Nahuatl recordings

[John Sullivan]

Alec,
	We're not talking about using Lockhart's edition of Carochi. You need to get Lockhart's "Nahuatl as Written."
John

On Sep 24, 2010, at 6:16 PM, Alec Battles wrote:

> Thank everyone for their wonderful recommendations. Jesse, I would not
> want to hear recordings of a dead language by its (un?)dead native
> speakers. Imagine hearing Plato speak. *bleaugh* Nevertheless, I have
> found my year and a half among Modern Greek speakers helped me to
> parse text in Greek. What are languages if they are not spoken.
> 
> Karttunen seems just as methodical as Carochi himself. And
> unfortunately both cost $80. I'll toss a coin up in the air and
> probably end up buying the opposite book anyway.
> 
> As far as recordings go, I think most teachers would find me quite
> hard to please. I have always learned languages without listening to
> exercises being read aloud. I prefer texts being read aloud, stories
> being told, conversations being had. Someone reading their 150-odd
> characters of twitter out would be different.
> 
> Thanks again for all of the info, everyone. I'm going to stick to the
> 1882 Carochi until I've got enough money to buy either the K&C or the
> updated Carochi.
> 
> Best,
> Alec

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