Language Classes, Thursday, Oct. 13

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Dream is brisk and businesslike today, dressed for class in his formal robes.

Hello.

Cat students: Here is a human-written handout on cat body language. Review it before you transform, and, once transformed, observe what the author has right and what he got wrong.

Languages of Europe: We're going to take a side trip from Europe and discuss Mexican Spanish today. Pay special attention to word use and vocabulary that differs from standard Spanish.

Remember that I am in the language lab after class should you need me.

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Re: Languages of Europe, 10/13

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Dream regards Rogue for a moment, then walks over to one of a series of tall bookshelves lining one classroom wall. Long fingers flick over one book than the other, until he settles on one called Yiddish: A Language, a Culture. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish)

Yiddish is derived from a blend of Hebrew and medieval German, with some Slavic influences. Fascinating tongue.

This book would help explain the history.

I'm planning on offering a unit on Yiddish as part of a class on Eastern European languages in the spring, if you're interested.

[OOC: Wikipedia is all I know on this one. All hail Wikipedia.]