The Language Fan

I am a professional editor and translator, as well as a fan of many languages, especially "exotic" ones. This blog contains tidbits on some of my favorite languages and my experiences learning them.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

I'm back!

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It has been a long time since I posted anything new here. In the years since my last post I have taught for three years in the English Depar...

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Monday, August 3, 2009

Whew!

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Well, my two months of cramming combined with the three preceding years of classes paid off! On July 18 I finished my comprehensive exams, a...

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Studying for comps

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Well, it's been a while since I posted anything new. I recently finished a very packed semester. I then had to finish a couple of transl...

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Aramaic of the Targums

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Someone just e-mailed me to ask about resources for learning the Aramaic of the Targums (ancient Aramaic versions of the Hebrew Scriptures)....

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Tips for Alphabet Learning

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The previous post deals with language learning in general. For some languages, though, you will need to learn a new alphabet as well as the ...

Tips for Language Learning

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Someone recently e-mailed me from my Amazon profile and asked me for some general tips on language learning. I spent a while writing up some...

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Friday, September 5, 2008

Learning Arabic

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This school year, the last year of classes for my Ph.D. program, I am adding one more language to my inventory: Arabic. The class is a combi...

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Linguist: My name is Paul Stevenson. I am a translator, editor and linguist. I have long been a specialist in Spanish. I am also a student of Mayan languages and, more recently, Semitic languages. I finished my doctorate in this field in 2013, specializing in Syriac and Coptic. A lot of the material in my Ancient Bible Languages blog comes from my preparation to lead the lectionary study in my local Episcopal church. Some also comes from preparation for private tutoring in intermediate New Testament Greek.

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