Just curious

[Bert]

I am trying to read Greek without translating the words in my head. It is going okay, untill I get to a sentence like line 26 of the Iliad. Even knowing the meaning, I cannot read this line from left to right without analyzing which word belongs to which. The object of the preposition before the preposition, [face=SPIonic]e)gw\[/face] between and adjective and its noun, the object of the sentence right at the beginning. I am curious if you seasoned Greek students (or shall I say, Greek scholars) can read this line and know what it means without having to go back and analyze it to death.

[annis]

[quote author=Bert de Haan link=board=2;threadid=399;start=0#3081 date=1060305857]<br />I am curious if you seasoned Greek students (or shall I say, Greek scholars) can read this line and know what it means without having to go back and analyze it to death.<br />[/quote]<br /><br />Yes. But not when I saw it first. Or even fourth or fifth. <br /><br />--<br />wm,<br />still a student

[Ptolemaios]

I just tried, and it worked out pretty nicely; but then I realised I had read already before (four years ago). I can't remember if I could read it without analyzing it the first time I saw this line.<br /><br />One important point in reading without analyzing is how fast one can read: when one doesn't have to consciously analyze e.g. [face=SPIonic]koilhisi[/face] as Dat.Pl.F., reading speed is much higher; then the connection with the [face=SPIonic]nhusi[/face] follows more easily, because the time between reading the words is shorter.<br /><br />Ptolemaios

[Bert]

Thank you. Maybe a year or two from now, when I am a little more comfortable with the language, I'll be able to do it as well.