Kfamily Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 My dd has a birthday approaching soon and has asked for a Welsh and Finnish grammar and/or dictionary. I've checked Amazon and truly haven't a clue here...:lol: If anyone has any experience with either of these languages, would you please share any suggestions. Please.:D She is interested in becoming an etymologist. She would also like anything on the old English languages such as Anglo-Saxon...I think. Any ideas for this? Help!:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 How about this? It looks fun rather than serious, but it includes a CD. Bookdepository ships to the US for free. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) This looks good, thank you. I'm pretty sure I'll get this one. I like the pictures and I like that I can get a lot of use from it. If I know my younger dd, she will be pulled into some of this too. I found this one that I think she will like: http://www.amazon.com/Word-Origins-Their-Romantic-Stories/dp/0517265745/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296155858&sr=1-8#_ for a general etymology type book. It looks interesting to me! Edited January 27, 2011 by Kfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 And one more follow-up question. If my dd is serious (and I know she is now) about etymology (and she still holds on to the plan to have history and literature play a role in her future), then how important are languges for her right now? We will study Latin and French. Should we add Greek? Just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alphabetika Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) If you can swing it, you might eventually look into the Teaching Company lecture series called The History of the English Language, by Seth Lehrer. Also, you might look at Excavating English by Ellen McHenry. Neither of these are birthday gift material, but study material for later (though the Ellen McH one could be good for her now, if she's 8th grade.) If she has interest in Tolkien, Middle Earth, LoTR, you might look into books about Tolkien's development of Elvish languages, as he had a great interest and gift for studying Welsh/Old English/Anglo-Saxon languages and used these as the basis for his invented languages. Edited January 28, 2011 by Alphabetika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Thank you, those are great suggestions! I'll look at those. Yes! This is where this interest was inspired. She is reading everything she can find on Tolkien, LOTR and even the elvish language. She's a bit obsessed right now...:lol:This is exactly why she wants to study these particular languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) Another fun read that she might like (though there is little connection to Finnish or Welsh) is Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way. Also, she might be interested in the Computational Linguistics Olympiad which Angela in Ohio posted about here. Regards, Kareni Edited January 28, 2011 by Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) I've got a mate who used to study Old Norse. I can ask her about resources. EDIT: Why didn't I think of the Viking Answer Lady? Rosie Edited January 28, 2011 by Rosie_0801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Oh, thank you both ladies! I'm always amazed at the wealth of knowledge here. Kareni, your link from Angela looks very interesting. I can't wait to read through that more carefully! Rosie, I will show my dd the Viking Answer Lady today. I know she will be thrilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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