Connections.

[kiya]

We live for words and die for words
Principles we can afford . . .

--"One By One", Chumbawamba

Discussion on rasfc about languages. Political influence on.

My great-grandparents (great-great? Mom hasn't been consistent) were subversives. Taught Polish when it was illegal.

Need to learn language. Honor ancestors who would have died for it.

Memory.

Comments

Re: Similar thought, had to share.

[kiya]

I know there are Polonia organisations around here; this was a major settling point for a wave of Polish immigration around the Depression.

I would love recommendations. Yay. (I've got one of those tape-learning things around somewhere, which I think will do me for having the sound around to correct myself by, but which are just wrong for actually getting my head to learn stuff.)

Re: Similar thought, had to share.

[larksdream]

I would love recommendations.

I shall inquire from my friend who's learning. :-)

Re: Similar thought, had to share.

[larksdream]

My friend Matt says:

The book I've learned the most from is called "Polish: A Rough Guide Dictionary Phrasebook". It's published by Rough Guides. The book of yours I got the most out of is the "Teach Yourself Polish: A Complete Course for Beginners."
[snip]
I forgot to mention the software I bought which obviously is good since there is some audio involve. It's called "Learn Polish Now". I found it on Amazon.

Re: Similar thought, had to share.

[kiya]

Woot! Danke.

Also woot-woot, one of those I already own. :)