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Lots of angst over the loss of 'unmediated' understanding of latin. But, of course, if you hear it then translate it in your head into your native tongue then i
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Lots of angst over the loss of 'unmediated' understanding of latin. But, of course, if you hear it then translate it in your head into your native tongue then its still mediated. What difference does it make? I'm not sure its as big a point as the article makes out.
- gliese1337 5y agoUh... is that how you think people understand non-native languages? 'Cause it's not. If you are still at the point of translating in your head, you are not a competent fluent listener. Someone who is fully competent in Latin won't do that.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoSome folks who have spoken a 2nd language for years, report they still sometimes translate in their head. The flat remark is not helpful.
- indigo945 5y agoSecond language speakers do not translate words in their head. (In fact, if asked to do so, I often have trouble rendering English sentences in my native tongue, even though I understand them just fine.)
- wudangmonk 5y agoDoesn't unmediated in the context of the text mean without first translating into your native tongue?. If you need to translate it to any other language first, that to me means that it is mediated.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoExactly. And if that's happening in your head, learning to speak latin isn't changing the mediation.