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Latin Skills

The 6 Core Latin Skills Skill Description When to develop Reading Direct comprehension of Latin text From week 1 Translation Latin → English rendition From week 1 (supplement to reading) Grammar Analysis Parsing morphological forms From week 1 Composition English → Latin writing Advanced (year 2+) Speaking Active Latin conversation Optional; any level Listening Latin audio comprehension From week 1 (passive) Scansion Marking quantitative meter When reading poetry Why Separate...

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Writing

Writing Japanese involves two distinct challenges: physical kanji writing (stroke order, character shape, handwriting practice) and digital composition (IME input, keyboard skills, written grammar). This guide covers both. Physical Writing: Kanji by Hand Why Physical Writing Matters Even in the age of smartphones and keyboards, physical kanji writing practice provides unique benefits: Deeper encoding : Writing forces active retrieval and motor memory encoding, resulting in stronger retention Recognition speed :...

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Supplement 5: Neo-Sindarin Composition Rules

What Is Neo-Sindarin? Neo-Sindarin is Sindarin as reconstructed and extended by scholars and enthusiasts for creative use — for writing names, composing poetry, translating texts, roleplaying, and creating tattoos, artworks, and inscriptions in a living Elvish tradition. The distinction between attested Sindarin and Neo-Sindarin is fundamental: Attested Sindarin (S.): Forms that J.R.R. Tolkien himself wrote in his manuscripts, letters, or published works. These are the gold standard. They cannot be...

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Latin Composition

Latin composition — writing sentences or passages in Latin — is the hardest Latin skill and the one most likely to produce deep grammatical internalization. It forces you to make active choices about constructions rather than recognizing them passively. When to Start Composition Don't start too early : Composition requires a strong grammar foundation. Attempting it at Novice level produces discouragement without enough grammar knowledge to self-correct. Recommended : Begin...

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Supplement 3: Poetry Composition — Linnyd and Aerlinn Forms

Tolkien as Poet-Linguist J.R.R. Tolkien was not a linguist who happened to write fiction. He was, at his core, a philologist — a scholar of language who loved language for its own sake, for its sound and its history and the way it encodes culture. His two constructed Elvish languages were not just invented vocabularies and grammars; they were phonologically engineered to be beautiful in verse . The sound system...

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06.4 Decomposition and Composition