LibGuides: GREK 101: Introduction to Greek 1 (Hsu): Resources for Learning Greek

Readings for English-Speakers Learning Greek

"English is Not Normal"
John McWhorter, Aeon, published November 13, 2015.

(It's not the ancient Greek, it's the English)
"The Language Rules We Know - But Don't Know We Know"
Mark Forsyth, BBC, September 8, 2016.

(Rules we heed even if we don’t know them as rules for order of adjectives)
"Gender Diversity in Greek and Latin Grammar: Ten Ancient Discussions
Tom Hendrickson, Medium, published January 30, 2020.

Classics scholar and teacher Tom Hendrickson looks at grammatical gender in Greek and Latin (which is also traditionally analyzed as having the three genders masculine, feminine, and neuter). While Hendrickson’s survey of how ten ancient authors discuss grammatical gender underscores the continuity of thinking about language in gendered terms from antiquity to today, the varied concepts of language and gender in those sources also provoke us to think about our own understanding of language and gender.

GREEK LANGUAGE TOOLS

Recommended Dictionaries & Grammars

Perseus Digital Library
Highly-respected digital library with a variety of resources on the ancient world, including texts, images, and grammar/translation tools.
Abridged Online TLG

A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell, Scott & Jones
Call Number: Reference PA445.E5 L7

Other copies: At the same call number in the Dinand Library Stacks; online at the TLG; online at the Perseus Digital Library; online at the Internet Archive; online at HathiTrust.
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Commonly called the LSJ or "Great Scott," this is the largest and "standard" lexicon for the study of classical Greek.
An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon by Scott & Liddell
Call Number: Reference PA445.E5 L7i 2010

Other copies: Online at the Perseus Digital Library; online at the Internet Archive; online at HathiTrust.
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Sometimes called the "Middle Liddell," this more-manageable dictionary is a popular tool for Greek students.
Smyth's Greek Grammar
Call Number: Dinand Stacks PA258 .S66gr

Other copies: At the same call number; online at the Perseus Digital Library; online at the Internet Archive; online at HathiTrust.
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Other Study Tools

Philolog.us
Streamlined interface for accessing the Lewis & Short (Latin), LSJ and Slater (Greek) lexica.
Textkit Greek & Latin Book Collection
Compilation of (generally out-of-copyright) Latin and Greek textbooks and reference books which are freely available online.
Dickinson College Commentaries - Reference Books
A collection of tools for Latin and Greek reference and study, including grammars, word lists, and paradigm charts.
Nifty Greek Handouts
A series of guides to Greek morphology and syntax.
A Digital Tutorial for Ancient Greek
Interactive tutorial based on John William White's 1896 First Greek Book